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huysuz

adjective C1
  1. grumpy
  2. quarrelsome
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huysuzgrumpy ummy

The last vowel, u, is back and rounded, so the “my” ending is -um.

From the library

Mahalledeki diğer çocuklar da bu huysuz ihtiyardan çekiniyor, onunla göz göze gelmemeye çalışıyorlardı.

The other children in the neighborhood were also wary of this grumpy old man and tried not to make eye contact with him.

Sessiz Komşu, p. 1 · B2
Dalgaların kıyıdaki kayalıklara çarpma sesini dinlerken, bir dilden diğerine asla tam anlamıyla aktarılamayan o inatçı ve huysuz kelimeleri derin derin düşünürdü.

While listening to the sound of the waves crashing against the rocks on the shore, he would think deeply about those stubborn and grumpy words that could never be fully transferred from one language to another.

Moda'nın Çevirmeni, p. 1 · C1

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