Somewhat grumpy; having or showing qualities of grumpiness but not entirely or extremely grumpy.
From grump with the suffix -ish, which comes from Old English and means 'somewhat' or 'somewhat like.' The -ish suffix is less common than -y for forming adjectives from nouns but conveys a gentler, less absolute meaning.
The -ish suffix is English's way of saying 'kind of' or 'sort of'—'grumpish' means 'somewhat grumpy,' which is softer than 'grumpy,' showing how suffixes can fine-tune meaning in subtle ways!
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