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I get grouchy when I'm tired.
a lack of sleep would make anyone grouchy
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The movie follows a kid and his friend who dig into the mysteries of a haunted house across the street after the grouchy old man who lived there dies in his yard.
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Dustin Nelson, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Grier expertly blends grouchy and avuncular, skeptical and devoted, without making either extreme feel like a cliché.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
Europeans feel decidedly grouchy about the region’s economic prospects.
—Forrester, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
On the way back up to safety, another neighbor, a grouchy one, popped her head into the hall.
—Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
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Dustin Nelson, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Grier expertly blends grouchy and avuncular, skeptical and devoted, without making either extreme feel like a cliché.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
Europeans feel decidedly grouchy about the region’s economic prospects.
—Forrester, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
On the way back up to safety, another neighbor, a grouchy one, popped her head into the hall.
—Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Grouchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grouchy. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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