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German
Etymology
Griesgram + -ig
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡʁiːsˌɡʁɛːmɪç/
- Hyphenation: gries‧grä‧mig
Adjective
griesgrämig (strong nominative masculine singular griesgrämiger, comparative griesgrämiger, superlative am griesgrämigsten)
- grouchy, sullen, morose
1843, Brothers Grimm, “Die beiden Wanderer”, in Kinder- und Haus-Märchen, Band 2, 5th edition, page 119:Wenn er mit dem Schuster wieder zusammen traf, so hatte er immer mehr in seinem Bündel. Der griesgrämige Schuster schnitt ein schiefes Gesicht, und meinte „je größer der Schelm, je größer das Glück.“ Aber der Schneider fieng an zu lachen und zu singen, und theilte alles, was er bekam, mit seinem Cameraden.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
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