grouchily


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Synonyms for grouchily

in an ill-natured manner

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Fast forward a few years, and he's been forced to live with his blue collar widowed father Bart (George Carlin, grouchily excellent) in New Jersey, join him in the public works department and raise young daughter Gertie (Raquel Castro) on his own while, constantly rebuffed trying to get back into the game, unspoken resentment churns away inside.
She grouchily addressed the class as a whole: "You took this course because you thought it would be easy," then launched into a list of complaints.
Of course, the entirety of "Yesterday" is improbable, so suspending disbelief is required from the jump, when it's clear that the self-absorbed Jack is grouchily unaware of Ellie's obvious unrequited love.
There were those who were lost in the joy and romance of it all, and there were those who griped grouchily about the cost of it all.
Other sights, smells and encounters that some other participants grouchily described as gross included naked toddlers in the streets, strange things people ate and even stupid carabaos that wouldn't do their bidding!
Casey finds an old Tomorrowland pin that allows her a glimpse of the future, or at least a facsimile -- but in fact, as Frank grouchily explains, the future is fake and the world (our world) is ending, due to a surfeit of negativity.