grumpiness
noun[U]
uk/ˈɡrʌm.pi.nəs/us/ˈɡrʌm.pi.nəs/thefeelingof beingslightlyannoyed, or thequalityof often beingslightlyannoyedandlikelytocomplaina lot:
脾气坏、易生气或爱抱怨的性格或感觉Sheobjectsto his grumpiness.她反对他的暴躁脾气。
Bill'spursuitofexcellenceis oftenmisinterpretedas grumpiness.比尔对卓越的追求常常被误解为爱挑剔。
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grumpy
- Hedecidedtoignoreher grumpiness.
- One of the firstsignsof grumpiness is thatcommunicationceases.
- Hecomplainedwithsteadilyincreasinggrumpiness.
Bad-tempered
- argumentative
- bad-tempered
- be hell on wheelsidiom
- be like a bear with a sore headidiom
- be spoiling for a fightidiom
- grumpily
- grumpy
- have a short fuseidiom
- hell
- huffy
- petulant
- petulantly
- pugnacious
- pugnacity
- quarrelsome
- testily
- testiness
- testy
- tetchily
- tetchiness