Grouchy vs Pleasant - What's the difference?
grouchy | pleasant |
Irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain.
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Giving pleasure; pleasing in manner.
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As adjectives the difference between grouchy and pleasant
is that grouchy is irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain while pleasant is giving pleasure; pleasing in manner.As a noun pleasant is
(obsolete) a wit; a humorist; a buffoon.grouchy
English
Adjective
(er)- His boss gets grouchy when deadlines draw near.
- Not that young Pat had a nasty temper, or was grouchy as his father had feared.
- He went in to mumble that he was "sorry, didn't mean to be grouchy ," and to inquire as to her interest in movies.
- In Berlin I once heard Susie Clemens—ill-fated, talented girl, who died so young—say to her father: "Grouchy again! They do say that you can be funny when company is around—too bad that you don't consider Henry Fisher company."
Synonyms
* cranky * grumpy * tetchyReferences
pleasant
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant' as talking; just to watch was ' pleasant .}}