As does its root word, gruntled.
I am disgruntled about the infrequency of the use of disgruntled. Increased usage would go far to make me gruntled.
As does its root word, gruntled.
I am disgruntled about the infrequency of the use of disgruntled. Increased usage would go far to make me gruntled.
The root word of both of them is "grunt." Disgruntled is when someone makes you unable to grunt. Nobody makes you able to grunt so to say "gruntled" makes no sense.
I am disgruntled, disgruntled, disgruntled, disgruntled, disgruntled, disgruntled, disgruntled, disgruntled, disgruntled, disgruntled, disgruntled!!!!!!!
Bad Wigins wrote:
The root word of both of them is "grunt." Disgruntled is when someone makes you unable to grunt. Nobody makes you able to grunt so to say "gruntled" makes no sense.
No.
Gruntled = pleased, satisfied.
Disgruntled = displeased, dissatisfied.
And to show your disgruntleness, you could stand with your arms akimbo.
The phrase "disgruntled office seeker" used to appear in history books to describe certain assassins, but then it was replaced by "frustrated office seeker." Which to me sort of seems like dumbing down.
When racing on "Pure Hate" one must find the elusive state of mind between gruntled and disgruntled.
MAGA
dictionary rain man wrote:
Bad Wigins wrote:The root word of both of them is "grunt." Disgruntled is when someone makes you unable to grunt. Nobody makes you able to grunt so to say "gruntled" makes no sense.
No.
Gruntled = pleased, satisfied.
Disgruntled = displeased, dissatisfied.
This post is complete bunk!
dictionary rain man wrote:
Gruntled = pleased, satisfied.
So, military grunts are pleased and satisfied ... LOL
The relatively new adjective “gruntled,†a word you’ll find mostly in humorous writing, is descended from a very old verb, “gruntle.â€
And that very old verb comes from an even older one, “grunt†(yes, the sound pigs make), which was first recorded in writing in the early eighth century.
“Grunt,†the OED says, is an “echoic formation,†which means it echoes the sound it represents.
And “gruntle†is merely “grunt†with a “diminutive or frequentative ending†tacked on, the OED explains. (A frequentative verb represents a repetitive action—“crackle,†“sparkle,†“wobble,†and so on.)
More at;
https://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2012/06/gruntled.htmlRIP: D3 All-American Frank Csorba - who ran 13:56 in March - dead
RENATO can you talk about the preparation of Emile Cairess 2:06
Running for Bowerman Track Club used to be cool now its embarrassing
Great interview with Steve Cram - says Jakob has no chance of WRs this year
Hats off to my dad. He just ran a 1:42 Half Marathon and turns 75 in 2 months!
2017 World 800 champ Pierre-Ambroise Bosse banned 1 year for whereabouts failures
2024 College Track & Field Open Coaching Positions Discussion