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grotchy

grotchy adjective: tending to complain; irritable.

Adjective

grotchy

  1. (dated, slang) Tending to complain; irritable.
    • Alex Kirs and Jack Gaughan both sent beautifully long grotchy letters which are too good to let pass. I'm saving them for next issue, along with a pertinent letter from Rick Norwood on STAR TREK.1968 March, Richard E. Geis, “THE I-ALSO-GOT-LETTERS-FROM DEPT”, in Psychotic, number 24, page 46

Origin of grotchy

From grotch + -y.

Questions about grotchy

What does grotchy mean?
Grotchy means tending to complain; irritable.
What part of speech is grotchy?
Grotchy is an adjective.

Words near grotchy in the dictionary

  1. grotbags
  2. grotch
  3. grotched
  4. grotches
  5. grotching
  6. grotchy
  7. grote
  8. grotes
  9. grotesque
  10. grotesqued
  11. grotesqueing

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