Grumly

/ˈɡrʌmli/ adverb

Definition

In a grum manner; with a morose, surly, or withdrawn demeanor.

Etymology

From grum (morose) plus -ly (adverbial suffix), creating an adverb that describes how someone acts or speaks with gloominess and ill-humor.

Kelly Says

British English has these wonderful -ly adverbs from descriptive adjectives that Americans might convert to 'in a [adjective] way' instead—'grumly' is more economical and sounds more period-appropriate in novels set in Britain.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንድ
and
ARالعربية
غضبان
ghud-ban
BNবাংলা
অসন্তুষ্ট
osanto-shto
CACatalà
de mal humor
deh mah-hoo-mor
CSČeština
mračný
mra-ch-ny
DADansk
sur
soor
DEDeutsch
mürrisch
mʏːrɪʃ
ELΕλληνικά
ενοχλημένος
e-noh-khe-men-os
ESEspañol
gruñón
gru-nyohn
FAفارسی
خشمگین
khasm-geen
FISuomi
murheellinen
mur-he-el-li-nen
FRFrançais
grognon
groh-nyohn
GUGU
કંઠિયે
kan-thee-yeh
HAHA
karya
kar-ya
HEעברית
עצבני
e-tza-v-ni
HIहिन्दी
गुस्से वाला
gus-say-va-la
HUMagyar
rosszkedvű
ross-zked-voo
IDBahasa Indonesia
murung
mu-rung
IGIG
n'egbu
neh-gbu
ITItaliano
scontroso
s-kon-troh-soh
JA日本語
不機嫌な
fuh-ki-yen-na
KKKK
сыр
syr
KMKM
ប្រាប់
pra-ap
KO한국어
뚱한
tong-han
MRMR
अशांतपणे
a-shaan-ta-pa-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
marah
ma-rah
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောင့်
kya-ng-ht
NLNederlands
mopperig
mop-per-ig
NONorsk
sur
soor
PAPA
ਰੁੜ Rumble
ru-dru-m-ble
PLPolski
mrukliwy
mruk-lee-vee
PTPortuguês
rabunco
ra-bun-koh
RORomână
supărat
soo-pa-rat
RUРусский
гневный
gnev-nyy
SVSvenska
sur
soor
SWKiswahili
hasira
ha-see-rah
TAதமிழ்
குருட்டு
guru-ttu
TEతెలుగు
ఒకవేళ
o-ka-ve-la
THไทย
โกรธ
goht
TLTL
galit
ga-lit
TRTürkçe
kaba
kah-bah
UKУкраїнська
хмурий
khmu-riy
URاردو
خشمگین
khasm-geen
VITiếng Việt
bực bội
burk boi
YOYO
gbo gbo
gbo gbo
ZH中文
阴沉的
yin-chen-de
ZUZU
khuluma ngempela
khoo-loo-ma ngem-peh-la

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