grouchy
Example Sentences
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Here’s how that relates to my tax refund: I love the windfall, but my inner grouchy accountant knows it’s just my money returning with 0% APY.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026
That Utah rideshare driver, however, was justifiable more grouchy.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026
Pamela, as Travers was known around the Disney studio, was grouchy before she granted the rights and grouchy afterwards.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
Some of you must have been feeling a bit grouchy.
From Seattle Times • May 11, 2024
I can tell he’s tired, and he’s wearing his grouchy work face.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
Vocabulary lists containing grouchy
Irritable, List 2
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