grumpily

Meanings

• adjective

  Expressing or showing persistent unpleasantness or irritability

  - "He was feeling grumpily when he woke up."
  - "The weather was grumpily cold and rainy."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with grumpily
jumpily , stumpily , rumpusly

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Variants

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grumpier , grumpiest , grumpily , grumpiness , grumpinesses , grumpy

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'growling' as in the sound a dog makes, later came to mean 'grumbling' or 'complaining'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'grumpily' is related to the word 'growl', which means to make a deep, continuous sound, like the sound a dog makes.

2. The word 'grumpily' first appeared in English in the late 15th century.

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Related Concepts

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1. Grumble: To complain or grumble about something.

2. Grumps: A person who is always in a bad mood or complaining.

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Culture

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Grumpily is often used to describe someone who is in a bad mood or is complaining. In literature, grumpily is used to portray a character who is irritable or unhappy. For example, in Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol', Ebenezer Scrooge is described as a grumpy old man.

How to Memorize "grumpily"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person pouting and making a grumpy face.
   - Visualize a cloudy day and raindrops on a window pane.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with a grumpy face or a person who is always complaining.
   - Think of a grouchy bear or a grumpy old man.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym G.R.U.M.P.L.Y. to remember the definition: Grumpy, Reveals, Unpleasant, Mood, Persistent, Lingering, Yucky.

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