grouchy

Adjective Satellite

annoyed and irritable

Adj

Irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain.

Adjective

Easily annoyed and complaining; ill-tempered.

Examples

After missing a triple-word score, he became quite GROUCHY during the game.
His boss gets grouchy when deadlines draw near.

Origin / Etymology

US 1895. From grouch + -y. Originally US college student slang.

Synonyms

bad-tempered, crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grumpy, ill-tempered, cranky, tetchy

Scrabble Score: 16

grouchy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
grouchy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
grouchy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

grouchy: valid Words With Friends Word