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Meaning of "grouchily" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GROUCHILY

grouchily  [ˈɡraʊtʃɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GROUCHILY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Grouchily is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES GROUCHILY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of grouchily in the English dictionary

The definition of grouchily in the dictionary is while in a bad mood; ill-humouredly.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GROUCHILY


blotchily
ˈblɒtʃɪlɪ
botchily
ˈbɒtʃɪlɪ
bunchily
ˈbʌntʃɪlɪ
chile
ˈtʃɪlɪ
chili
ˈtʃɪlɪ
chilli
ˈtʃɪlɪ
chilly
ˈtʃɪlɪ
hitchily
ˈhɪtʃɪlɪ
patchily
ˈpætʃɪlɪ
peachily
ˈpiːtʃɪlɪ
preachily
ˈpriːtʃɪlɪ
punchily
ˈpʌntʃɪlɪ
raunchily
ˈrɔːntʃɪlɪ
scratchily
ˈskrætʃɪlɪ
sketchily
ˈskɛtʃɪlɪ
slouchily
ˈslaʊtʃɪlɪ
snatchily
ˈsnætʃɪlɪ
starchily
ˈstɑːtʃɪlɪ
touchily
ˈtʌtʃɪlɪ
twitchily
ˈtwɪtʃɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GROUCHILY

grouch
grouchier
grouchiest
grouchiness
grouchy
grough
ground
ground angle shot
ground attack
ground bass
ground beef
ground beetle
ground bug
ground cherry
ground cloth
ground colour
ground control
ground cover
ground crew
ground effect

WORDS THAT END LIKE GROUCHILY

crunchily
gushily
healthily
itchily
kvetchily
lengthily
mushily
pitchily
pithily
praiseworthily
scripophily
shily
stealthily
techily
tetchily
toothily
trashily
unhealthily
unworthily
worthily

Synonyms and antonyms of grouchily in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «grouchily» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GROUCHILY

Find out the translation of grouchily to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of grouchily from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grouchily» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

grouchily
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

grouchily
570 millions of speakers

English

grouchily
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

grouchily
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

grouchily
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

grouchily
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

grouchily
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

grouchily
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grouchily
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Grouchily
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

grouchily
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

grouchily
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

grouchily
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Grouchily
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

grouchily
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

grouchily
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भयानकपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

grouchily
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

grouchily
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

grouchily
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

grouchily
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

grouchily
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

grouchily
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grouchily
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grouchily
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grouchily
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grouchily

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GROUCHILY»

The term «grouchily» is used very little and occupies the 165.834 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GROUCHILY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «grouchily» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «grouchily» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about grouchily

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GROUCHILY»

Discover the use of grouchily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grouchily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
College Reading: The Science and Strategies of Expert Readers
From a magazine article titled “Grouchily Ever After: It's the Good-Natured Gmmbling that Keeps Our Marriage from Crumbling” Shared humor is a litmus test of love, a key predictor in whether a couple will stay together. A recently completed ...
Janet Nay Zadina, Rita Smilkstein, Deborah Daiek, 2013
2
The History of the Tenth Cavalry, 1866-1921
Bobby—Well, what is it? (rather grouchily). Pvt.—Well, sah, I has a complaint to make agains de fust sergeant. Bobby—(More grouchily)—VVell, what is it? Pvt.— Well, sah, de fust sergenat done call me Bobby—( More grouchily)—Well, ain't ...
‎1921
3
Servant of the Princess
An immortal she hasn't seen since Paris more than two hundred years ago. The infamous Rootless. This is the third volume in the Living Sword Chronicles series and a direct sequel to the Lodge and the Tribe.
Angelo Tsanatelis, Katie Lynn, 2013
4
Boys' Life
Tight end? Parnell Whittaker and I were not going to get along. “We'll see,” I said grouchily. e saw, all right. At least, I saw. Parnell Whittaker had speed, strength, brains, hands like glue, instinct—plus a good three inches and 20 pounds on me.
5
Hope for Tomorrow: What Jesus Would Say Today
congregation, all the way to the grouchily muttering elders of perhaps the same church, griping over Sunday brunch about the idiotic new, and hopefully short- lived, phase the current crop of clergy seem to be going through. “Let's pray they get ...
E. Carver McGriff, 1999
6
Validvs: Book Ii-renascentia Res Publicae
Claudius had wisely heeded to Validus's advice and grouchily steered clear of this meeting. The consul and his colleagues were well aware there were spies deployed all over their Caelian Hill district just waiting to inform their taskmaster ...
C. Martinez Landrau, 2011
7
Florida, Mon Amour!: The Wages of Greed
He asked grouchily. “No, no” Carmen replied. “As soon as we left the boat, she started complaining that she was not feeling well; so we took her back to the cabin and she went to bed at once. We insisted on staying with her but she convinced ...
S. T. Mengibar, 2005
8
Bringing Progress to Paradise: What I Got From Giving to a ...
... arrived before us at the number Lodge. our three tents were set up in a field behind the lodge with our duffels inside the tents. it wasn't a bad campsite, except for a couple of mangy dogs grouchily patrolling the grounds and an ample supply  ...
Jeff Rasley, 2010
9
A Great Aridness: Climate Change and the Future of the ...
It tossed chairs and tools and firewood about, grouchily searching for food. That winter was a bad one for the bear, but a good one for bark beetles, and once spring came, bringing weather so hot and dry the pastures never greened, you could ...
William deBuys, 2011
10
The Ecstasies of Willaert
The left eye caught it, and studied it, but being the weaker, found it necessary to court the right's assistance, which it only grouchily provided, having had more pressing matters pressing above it. All together, then, the left eye, the right eye, my ...
Joseph Harry Silber, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GROUCHILY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grouchily is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Flipping Out Recap: What the Flip!
While Jeff is illuminating Joe on the value of reading Post-It notes, Zoila pops in to trade barbs with her nemesis, Gage, then grouchily demands ... «Reality Tea, Jul 15»
2
Television | In probing the afterlife, Proof spends a lot of time on …
She is also, as she announces repeatedly and grouchily, “a woman of science.” Indeed she's so proud of her medical prowess that she's almost ... «World Magazine, Jun 15»
3
How the romantic comedy 'In & Out' got us ready for marriage equality
Howard tells TV reporter Peter Malloy (Tom Selleck) grouchily when Peter tracks him down at a local restaurant, hoping to get a post-Oscars ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
4
Three mothers candidly talk about their 'looks fading' as their …
'Mums always think their children are lovely,' she'd reply, grouchily. 'It doesn't mean anything.' And she'd stomp back into her gloomy, messy ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
5
Not-so-secret weapon in 'A Permanent Image': Anne Gee Byrd
... which turn out to feature their dad, Martin (Mark L. Taylor), before his death, grouchily explaining the Big Bang to Carol's off-camera prompts. «Los Angeles Times, Jun 15»
6
Ashley Davies: Sorry seems to be the hardest word
... I thought it was hilarious to sweetly sing the refrain of Chicago's cheesy Eighties ballad, It's hard for me to say I'm sorry, grouchily adding the ... «Scotsman, Jun 15»
7
Film review: Tomorrowland ***
Casey finds an old Tomorrowland pin that allows her a glimpse of the future, or at least a facsimile – but in fact, as Frank grouchily explains, the ... «Cyprus Mail, Jun 15»
8
Daily Reads: Why Supervillains Need to Stop Trying to Destroy the …
If in earlier seasons he cooks grouchily for the girls, by Season 5 he's shopping for expensive cookware and volunteering to make fried chicken ... «Indie Wire, May 15»
9
The Surprising Evolution of Louie's Philosophy of Love
If in earlier seasons he cooks grouchily for the girls, by Season 5 he's shopping for expensive cookware and volunteering to make fried ... «Slate Magazine, May 15»
10
Reporter learns about Oklahoma City's culture during walk
“But you can't take my picture,” he said grouchily. Shanbour, a slight, white-haired man wearing a polo shirt, greeted me with hands on hips ... «Washington Times, May 15»

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