What does grumness mean?
Grumness means (rare, archaic) The quality of being grum (morose or sullen)..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(rare, archaic) The quality of being grum (morose or sullen)..
Hor. Well, Jack, by thy long abſence from the Town, the grumneſs of thy countenance, and the ſlovenlyneſs of thy habit; I ſhou'd give thee joy, ſhou'd I not, of Marriage?
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Grumness means (rare, archaic) The quality of being grum (morose or sullen)..
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Hor. Well, Jack, by thy long abſence from the Town, the grumneſs of thy countenance, and the ſlovenlyneſs of thy habit; I ſhou'd give thee joy, ſhou'd I not, of Marriage?
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