grouty

  • 1Grouty — Grout y, a. Cross; sulky; sullen. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2grouty — [grout′ē] adj. groutier, groutiest [< dial. grout, to grumble + Y2] Dial. rough or surly …

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  • 3grouty — ˈgrau̇d.ē adjective ( er/ est) Etymology: perhaps from grout (I) + y : cross, sulky, sullen those old warrior priests were but gruff and grouty at the best Herman Melville grouty, bad tempered, and …

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  • 4grouty — /grow tee/, adj., groutier, groutiest. sulky; surly; bad tempered. [1825 35; grout to grumble, sulk, of uncert. orig. (cf. GROUSE2, GROUCH) + Y1] * * * …

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  • 5grouty — adjective a) Turbid as with liquor. b) Angry or surly, sulky …

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  • 6grouty — a. (Colloq.) Sullen, moody, sulky, surly, morose, cross, glum, grum, spleeny, cynical, crabbed, cross grained, out of humor, out of temper …

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  • 7Harry Grout — Genial Harry Grout, or Grouty , as he is often referred to, was a character in the popular BBC sitcom Porridge. Despite appearing in only three episodes (though referred to in many more) and the film, he is one of the best remembered characters… …

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  • 8Porridge (TV series) — This article is about the British TV series. For other uses, see Porridge (disambiguation). Porridge Porridge Titles Format Comedy Created by …

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  • 9Sullenness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Sullenness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 sullenness sullenness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 morosity morosity spleen Sgm: N 1 churlishness churlishness &c.(discourtesy) 895 Sgm: N 1 irascibility irascibility &c. 901 …

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  • 10Grumpy — Grump y, a. [Cf. {Grumble}, and {Grum}.] Surly; dissatisfied; grouty. [Collog.] Ferby. [1913 Webster] …

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