The Collaborative International Dictionary
Grumpily \Grump"i*ly\, adv. In a surly manner; sullenly. [Colloq.]
Wiktionary
adv. In a grumpy manner; in a cranky manner.
WordNet
Usage examples of "grumpily".
It was the early hours of the morning, and she reached grumpily for the coffee.
Magpie Maggie Hag, though grumpily, took Edge away from the balloon and Yount from his strongman practice, for a fitting of the costumes she had by now basted together, and also took Mullenax away from his liquid breakfast.
Limpid as a nun, he thought grumpily of her graceful, calm profile, and then saw that face flushed and sweating, still patent under a barrage of noise, heat, the incessant drunken bellowing of orders, with only the faint tension in her mouth as she hoisted a tray high above heedless roisterers, betraying her weariness.
He sat back grumpily, with a See-what-I-do-for-you-people look on his face.
Fat Lady was snoozing and not pleased to be woken, but swung forward grumpily to allow them to clamber into the mercifully peaceful and empty common room.
Jim said grumpily as I all but dragged it down the hallway to the elevators.
His opponent, his Impressionist world in pieces, came forward and grumpily shook his hand.
The sheep came to the bouncing headlights of the labouring car and began to throw themselves grumpily against the sides.
And yet he had risen, walked and rode, talked, kissed his wife, laughed or growled as grumpily as any breathing husband might.
Aragh was limping along on three legs, grumpily assuring Danielle he would lie down, and stay lying down, in a moment so that she could set and splint the broken leg.
He 240 KEN FOLLETT accepted the redecoration grumpily, insisting only that she leave his bedroom alone.
Hermione grumpily as they came out of Honeydukes Sweetshop later, eating large cream-filled chocolates.
He is still grumpily at it when the other children get back, their bluejay voices flying in the windows long before they come m the door.
After his stint was done he woke Akes, who sat grumpily in the rain waiting until it was time for him to rouse Kubad.
She consented grumpily and then chirruped in a happier frame of mind as she scuttled off to the first of the net ties, digging at the stake that held it.