Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "grumpily" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF GRUMPILY

grumpily  [ˈɡrʌmpɪlɪ] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRUMPILY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Grumpily 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 GRUMPILY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of grumpily in the English dictionary

The definition of grumpily in the dictionary is in a surly or ill-humoured way.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRUMPILY


bumpily
ˈbʌmpɪlɪ
campily
ˈkæmpɪlɪ
creepily
ˈkriːpɪlɪ
dumpily
ˈdʌmpɪlɪ
frumpily
ˈfrʌmpɪlɪ
glumpily
ˈɡlʌmpɪlɪ
happily
ˈhæpɪlɪ
jumpily
ˈdʒʌmpɪlɪ
lilly-pilly
ˈlɪlɪˌpɪlɪ
lumpily
ˈlʌmpɪlɪ
pillie
ˈpɪlɪ
pulpily
ˈpʌlpɪlɪ
ropily
ˈrəʊpɪlɪ
scrimpily
ˈskrɪmpɪlɪ
skimpily
ˈskɪmpɪlɪ
sleepily
ˈsliːpɪlɪ
sloppily
ˈslɒpɪlɪ
snappily
ˈsnæpɪlɪ
stumpily
ˈstʌmpɪlɪ
unhappily
ʌnˈhæpɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRUMPILY

grumblingly
grumbly
grume
grumly
grummet
grummeted
grumness
grumose
grumous
grump
grumph
grumphie
grumpier
grumpiest
grumpiness
grumpish
grumpishly
grumpishness
grumps
grumpy

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRUMPILY

chirpily
choppily
crispily
croupily
dopily
drippily
floppily
loopily
peppily
pily
preppily
roupily
scrappily
snippily
snoopily
soapily
soppily
stroppily
waspily
weepily

Synonyms and antonyms of grumpily in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «grumpily» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF GRUMPILY

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

Translator English - Chinese

性情乖戾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gruñonamente
570 millions of speakers

English

grumpily
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

grumpily
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جرومبيلي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сварливо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

grumpily
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

grumpily
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grumpily
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Grumpily
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mürrisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不機嫌
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

grumpily
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Grumpily
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gắt gỏng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

grumpily
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भयानक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

grumpily
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

grumpily
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

grumpily
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сварливо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

îmbufnat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

grumpily
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nors
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grumpily
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grettent
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grumpily

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRUMPILY»

The term «grumpily» is regularly used and occupies the 88.474 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Regularly used
59
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «grumpily» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of grumpily
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «grumpily».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRUMPILY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «grumpily» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «grumpily» 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 grumpily

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRUMPILY»

Discover the use of grumpily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grumpily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Nelson English: Book 3
15 grumpily 1 Examples of possible answers: "Could you help me" said the tourist politely/quietly/courteously. "Do you want to buy a paper?" asked the paper seller irritably/ abrup tly/ 'shortly /rudely/ unpleasantly/grumpily. "No, I need to get to ...
John Jackman, Wendy Wren, 2000
2
Introducing Arguments
If grumpily is a VP modifier, it should not be able to modify the bare root under the causative. A question remains, however, about the data that so far have been used to argue in favor of a syntactic decomposition account of English lexical ...
Liina Pylkkänen, 2008
3
Rescue of the Bounty: Disaster and Survival in Superstorm Sandy
In this suspenseful story of the human will to survive, the captain of the HMS Bounty, the actual replica used in the 1962 remake of the 1935 classic Mutiny on the Bounty, recounts his harrowing encounter with Hurricane Sandy that resulted ...
Michael J. Tougias, Douglas A. Campbell, 2014
4
The Balliol Way
grumpily“Shut. up you filth,” Olive said, and dropped my train. “Hey! I didn't realize you were such a Anastasia lover,” Roan said. “Stop squawking and squabbling. I don't think any of us are Anastasia lovers. I still hate her just fiom what Sken ...
Allison Croak, 2013
5
The Shadow Man
the sofa again. “I wish you were my roommate,” she said a bit grumpily to him, grumpily because she knew he would turn down the offer. “Shit, I'm not living in this haunted house!” he teased. “Seriously, though. Rufus would terrorize your dog.
Karin Coddon, 2009
6
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922
"I wish the 'sometime' would come soon, then," I said, rather grumpily. "You know it hasn't really rained for three days," protested Kate. "It's been damp and horrid and threatening, but it hasn't rained. I defy you to say that it has actually rained.
Lucy Maud Montgomery
7
Holes in the Hills
He just says he's more careful these days, is all.” Jessie glowered in Nick's direction. “He saw that,” Joe reported. “This chit-chat is all well and good. But do you plan to see a mine today?” Nick asked grumpily. “Okay, I guess it's time we left.
Joseph Bogo, 2008
8
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922:
"I wish the 'sometime' would come soon, then," I said, rather grumpily. "You knowit hasn't really rained forthree days," protested Kate. "It'sbeen damp and horrid and threatening, but it hasn't rained. I defy you to say that it has actually rained.
L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery, 2014
9
The Mystical Mirror
he asked grumpily for the umpteenth time. 'At least then, I could see my friends!' 'It would have meant taking her away from her school. And if we hadn't come here to stay, who would stop the domestics from nicking Uncle Fredrick's silverware ...
Peter Killick, 2012
10
Zoo City
Tonight, I am peachschnapps. Nervous asa fourteenyearold trying to sneak into a clubfor thefirst time. DidI say "a"dress? I meant nine. Which is the totalextent ofwhat I own. Sloth huffs grumpily, sprawled out on the floor with a bunch of cassava ...
Lauren Beukes, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRUMPILY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grumpily is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Laura Linney on 'Mr. Holmes' and why she did 'Ninja Turtles'
McKellen plays the elderly Sherlock Holmes, grumpily bouncing about a country home, reflecting on an old case. Linney plays his unhappy ... «Metro.us, Jul 15»
2
Dez Bryant: Says He's Willing To Miss Games
Other players in the same situation have typically signed the franchise tag late in training camp and grumpily played a full season, with Vincent ... «Rotowire, Jul 15»
3
Mahindra Monastery Escape 2015
It's not the ideal waking up time for me, but we wake up grumpily and climb on to the SUV assigned to us – a Mahindra Thar. Mahindra XUV500 ... «Zigwheels.com, Jul 15»
4
Health insurers push states for premium hikes as Americans play …
There's nothing new about that, as any company benefits manager will tell you – grumpily. “Employers deal with it by swallowing the costs and ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
5
I shook hands with Mr. Aslam Butt; I bid goodbye to Aslam Uncle
He plonks himself grumpily on our table and shouts out to Ghani to get him nun-chai, and his blood pressure medication. Boba'a suddenly ... «Kashmir Images, Jul 15»
6
Legal highs: welcome to the cannabis revolution
Marlene Mortier, a trained farmer, grumpily answered: "because cannabis is an illegal drug, period." The answer sounds naïve, but it happens ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
7
Give me a colleague who's light on the fizz
... blessed with bountiful brio over a fizz merchant every day of the week. Jonathan Rivett writes even more grumpily at haught.com.au ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
8
Mantel, O'Hagan, Macfarlane, McBride pick favourite words
Such thoughtful responses left me too embarrassed to share my own favourites, all of which are grumpily formed compound nouns unfit for ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
9
Watching the wrens
Creaking madly with lymphatics on a beautiful solstice morning and grumpily sitting inside, a camera came luckily to hand and wren behavior ... «Cochrane Times, Jul 15»
10
Transfer News: Manchester United To Ready Bid For Thomas Muller
However, it was not the first time Muller reacted grumpily towards Guardiola. The German striker showed a resentful response to the Bayern ... «International Business Times AU, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Grumpily [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/grumpily>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z