Vocabulary
grantig
· adjective
grumpy, cantankerous
The mood of the classic Viennese waiter and pensioner — in Vienna, being grantig is almost a local art form.
CEFR C1Frequency ●●●●●Austrian and Bavarian, colloquial
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- grantiger
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- am grantigsten
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grantig
grumpy, cantankerous
Er war grantig aus Überzeugung und hielt Begeisterung für eine Krankheit junger Leute.
He was grumpy out of conviction and considered enthusiasm a disease of the young.
Word family
grantigder Grantbad mood, grumpiness („einen Grant haben“)der Grantlergrouch, grumblergrantelnto grumble, to be grouchy
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
mürrischschlecht gelaunt
↔ Opposites
gut gelaunt
Real examples
- Er war grantig aus Überzeugung und hielt Begeisterung für eine Krankheit junger Leute.He was grumpy out of conviction and considered enthusiasm a disease of the young.
- Vor dem ersten Kaffee ist mein Vater immer grantig.Before his first coffee my father is always grumpy.
