1. grouchy - Adjective
2. grouchy - Adjective Satellite
annoyed and irritable
Source: WordNetA late start, uncertainty about the direction the Prussians had taken and the vagueness of the orders given to him meant that Grouchy was too late to prevent the Prussian army reaching Wavre, from where it could march to support Wellington. Source: Internet
Before leaving Ligny, Napoleon ordered Grouchy, commander of the right wing, to follow up the retreating Prussians with 33,000 men. Source: Internet
Grouchy organised a successful and well-ordered retreat towards Paris, where Marshal Davout had 117,000 men ready to turn back the 116,000 men of Blücher and Wellington. Source: Internet
Moreover, Soult's letter ordering Grouchy to move quickly to join Napoleon and attack Bülow would not actually reach Grouchy until after 20:00. Source: Internet
Gwatney understands the needs of the contestants and stock contractors alike, and is sympathetic if they get a little grouchy. Source: Internet
Initially grouchy from years of solitude, Henry soon warms to Punky, who also befriends Cherie (Cherie Johnson), another young girl in the apartment building, and her grandmother, Betty Johnson (Susie Garrett). Source: Internet