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grumpier

grumpier is the comparative form of grumpy.

Meaning of grumpy

Adjective

grumpy (comparative grumpier, superlative grumpiest)

  1. Dissatisfied and irritable.
    • The old man was grumpy because he couldn’t find his glasses.

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Questions about grumpier

What is grumpier the comparative form of?
Grumpier is the comparative form of grumpy.

Words near grumpier in the dictionary

  1. grumphie
  2. grumphies
  3. grumphing
  4. grumphs
  5. grumphy
  6. grumpier
  7. grumpies
  8. grumpiest
  9. grumpily
  10. grumpiness
  11. grumpinesses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: grumpier (page history and authors); grumpy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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