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Pronunciation / Transliteration: píqi bàozào de
"他今天早上显得格外脾气暴躁。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Bad-tempered, irritable, or easily annoyed.
"He tends to be quite grumpy in the morning before he has had his coffee." - 2
Superslative or comparative form referring to someone displaying the absolute highest degree of bad temper.
"Even the grumpiest customer cracked a smile at the clever magic trick."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'grump', which first appeared in the mid-18th century as an imitative or expressive formation. It likely relates to older English dialectal terms such as 'grump' meaning to be sullen or displeased, and shares roots with Middle English words like 'grunten' and 'groppen'. Over time, the suffix '-y' was added to denote a state of persistent bad temper.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Grumpy" is said worldwide
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grognon
Transliteration: ɡʁɔɲɔ̃
"Il est toujours grognon le matin."
mürrisch
Transliteration: ˈmʏʁɪʃ
"Der alte Mann war heute besonders mürrisch."
brontolone
Transliteration: brontoˈlone
"Perché sei così brontolone oggi?"
gruñón
Transliteration: ɡɾuˈɲon
"Mi abuelo es un poco gruñón pero tiene buen corazón."
resmungão
Transliteration: ʁezmũˈɡɐ̃w̃
"Ele acorda sempre muito resmungão."
चिड़चिड़ा
Transliteration: chidchida
"वह सुबह के समय बहुत चिड़चिड़ा हो जाता है।"
脾气暴躁的
Transliteration: píqi bàozào de
"他今天早上显得格外脾气暴躁。"
심술궂은
Transliteration: simsulgujeun
"그는 아침마다 심술궂은 표정을 짓는다."
機嫌が悪い
Transliteration: kigen ga warui
"彼は朝起きるといつも機嫌が悪い。"
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