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Date: 1700-1800
Origin: grump 'grumpy person' (18-21 centuries), probably from the sound of someone complaining

grumpy

 adjective
     
grump‧y
bad-tempered and easily annoyed:
Mina's always a bit grumpy first thing in the morning.
—grumpily adverb
—grumpiness noun [uncountable]
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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