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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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verb

To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.

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Dictionary Entry

grouchy

Part of SpeechadjectivePronunciation/ˈɡɹaʊtʃi/

(originally student slang) Irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain.

In a Sentence

“His boss gets grouchy when deadlines draw near.”

Origin

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Common Phrases

. grouchyold grouchyladybug grouchygrouchy degrouchy marshalgrouchy general
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Synonyms

crankygrumpytetchycrosscrabbyill-natured

Antonyms

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Related Words

bad-temperedcrabbedill-temperedfussy

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