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grumlier

grumlier is the comparative form of grumly.

Meaning of grumly

Adjective

grumly (comparative grumlier, superlative grumliest)

  1. (Scotland) Turbid, troubled
    • Nothing but clouds of smoke and eddying dust:
      A dun and grumly darkness spreads o'er all,
      From which arise those horrid sounds, but naught
      Distinctive of the fight can I discern.1804, Joanna Baillie, Constantine Paleologus, act 5

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What is grumlier the comparative form of?
Grumlier is the comparative form of grumly.

Words near grumlier in the dictionary

  1. grumes
  2. grumichama
  3. grumichamas
  4. grumiplucite
  5. Grumium
  6. grumlier
  7. grumly
  8. grummel
  9. grummer
  10. grummest
  11. grummet

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