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grouchiness

noun as in sulkiness

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In 1934, the New York Times announced a breakthrough discovery by a Johns Hopkins professor who found that “magnesium tends to sweeten the human disposition and that ‘grouchiness’ may be caused in part by the absence of this mineral salt in the system.”

In 1934, the New York Times announced a breakthrough discovery by a Johns Hopkins professor who found that “magnesium tends to sweeten the human disposition and that ‘grouchiness’ may be caused in part by the absence of this mineral salt in the system.”

Grant, she added, had made a career of “playing up to this idea of quintessential Britishness. His persona is a typical mix of posh charm and grouchiness.”

An actor of Ford’s seniority could be excused if he coasted through the part or tried for a crowd-pleasing twinkly grouchiness.

They are told to throw away calorie-tracking apps and diet plans and to work on tuning in to physical signs of hunger, heeding “any noise or biological sensation or mood” that indicates it, from stomach growls to a slight headache, lack of mental focus or “grouchiness.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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