gripey

or grip·y

[ grahy-pee ]

adjective

, grip·i·er, grip·i·est.

1. resembling or causing gripes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gripey¹

First recorded in 1875–80; gripe + -y ¹

Example Sentences

“So many people have asked me will I be their honorary granddaddy or their BFF or their gay uncle — that’s called a gunkle,” elfin actor Leslie Jordan says in the Easter edition of his faithfully maintained, effervescent, sometimes “gripey” Instagram video feed, which has earned him 3 million followers and a New Yorker profile.

From Los Angeles Times

"Even the conductors were gripey. They couldn't move from train to train it was so crowded."

From Reuters

"Even the conductors were gripey. They couldn't move from train to train it was so crowded."

From Reuters

This change was lamented by some industry vets, most notably on the gripey and hyperbolic George Strait and Alan Jackson duet “Murder on Music Row.”

From Time

"GRIPEY" was the name he bore   'Mongst the country people round; They could reckon up a score Of vile actions, if not more,   And from these this name they found.

From Project Gutenberg