Gruntled

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Gruntled

Which Came First, gruntle or disgruntle? The verb disgruntle , which has been around since , means "to make ill-humored or discontented. But dis - doesn't always work that way; in some rare cases it functions instead as an intensifier. Disgruntle developed from this intensifying sense of dis - plus gruntle , an old word now used only in British dialect meaning "to grumble. The use caught on. At first gruntle was used only in humorous ways, but people eventually began to use it seriously as well. Yes, it is possible to be kempt, couth, ruly, and gruntled. Accessed 18 Mar. Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! See Definitions and Examples ». Cite this Entry Citation Share. Log In. Did you know? Word History. First Known Use.

An action against a barrister for negligence.

Add to word list Add to word list. Although he wasn't actually disgruntled , he was far from being gruntled. Note: This is used humorously as the opposite of disgruntled. Feeling pleasure and happiness. What is the pronunciation of gruntled?

Mentioned in? References in periodicals archive? Mock the Week's Andy out on tour. One disgruntled customer - unfairly, the English language has no place for gruntled customers - posted: "Disgusting. Pay budget prices, you don't get The Ritz Susie will retell the adventures that lie hidden within such words as lasagne involving a chamber pot and bugbear a terrorising monster , and explain such oddities as the silent 'h' in ghost and the mysterious disappearance of kempt, gormful, and ruly and yes, you really can be gruntled. Countdown's Susie delves into words Youngsters have fun recreating the terms couth correct but obsolete and gruntled incorrect: if grumd ever existed, disgruntled would not have been its opposite , There is no lack of other examples in common speech. During that first New Labour term, the unions would never have admitted to being completely gruntled with the rhetoric and imagery of New Labour, but could point to several tangible gains, from the minimum wage and GCHQ union membership to the New Deal for jobs, funded by the New Labour populism of a windfall tax by casting unpopular 'fat cats' in the privatised utilities as the undeserving rich. The identity crisis of Jon Cruddas.

Gruntled

Which Came First, gruntle or disgruntle? The verb disgruntle , which has been around since , means "to make ill-humored or discontented. But dis - doesn't always work that way; in some rare cases it functions instead as an intensifier. Disgruntle developed from this intensifying sense of dis - plus gruntle , an old word now used only in British dialect meaning "to grumble. The use caught on. At first gruntle was used only in humorous ways, but people eventually began to use it seriously as well. Yes, it is possible to be kempt, couth, ruly, and gruntled. Accessed 21 Mar. Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

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There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective gruntled. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions.

English—Swedish Swedish—English. Italian to English. Content; pleased. My word lists. Spanish grammar. Did you know? Word of the Day. Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! In predicative use: pleased, satisfied, content. English—Japanese Japanese—English.