grumpy

English

grump +‎ -y

grumpy (comparative grumpier, superlative grumpiest)

Dissatisfied and irritable.
The old man was grumpy because he couldn’t find his glasses.

dissatisfied and irritable

Ainu: ルㇱカ (ruska)
Asturian: repunante, rungón
Bulgarian: нацупен (bg) (nacupen), сръдлив (bg) (srǎdliv)
Catalan: rondinaire, remugador
Chinese:
Mandarin: 性情乖戾的 (xìngqíng guāilì de)
Czech: mrzutý (cs), nevrlý
Dutch: korzelig (nl), kribbig (nl)
Esperanto: grumblema, malafabla
Finnish: äreä (fi), hapan (fi), ärtyisä (fi), yrmeä (fi)
French: grognon (fr)
Galician: roñón, fungón, rosmón
German: mürrisch (de)
Greek: κακότροπος (el) (kakótropos)
Hindi: please add this translation if you can
Hungarian: mogorva (hu)
Icelandic: úrillur
Irish: mosach, cantalach
Italian: scontroso (it)
Japanese: 不機嫌な (ja) (ふきげんな, fukigen na), 気難しい (ja) (きむずかしい, kimuzukashii)
Korean: 까다로운 (kkadaroun)
Malay: moyok
Maori: ngutu komekome, ngākau kawa, komekome, kiriweti
Norwegian: gretten (no)
Plautdietsch: brumlich, brumsch
Polish: marudny m
Portuguese: birrento m, emburrado (pt), ranzinza (pt)
Russian: раздражи́тельный (ru) (razdražítelʹnyj), сварли́вый (ru) (svarlívyj), ворчли́вый (ru) (vorčlívyj)
Scottish Gaelic: crosta, gruamach, greannach
Sorbian:
Lower Sorbian: gnerlaty, warcaty
Spanish: gruñón (es), rezongón m, refunfuñón m, renegón (es) m, malhumorado (es) m
Swedish: butter (sv), tjurig (sv)
Tamil: please add this translation if you can
Turkish: huysuz (tr), ters (tr)
Welsh: blin (cy)
West Frisian: kribbich
Zazaki: rıkın (diq) c, eqs c, eqs c

grumpy (plural grumpies)

(informal) A dissatisfied and irritable person.
- 2013, David Leonhardt, 9 Habits of Happiness (page 208)
  "Bunch of grumpies, always scowling and muttering," complained the new employee.
  "Dear me, I'm afraid you'll find the same type of people here," the foreman responded.

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