grouty

It was a grouty person, indeed, who could look into Ruth Fielding's frank countenance and not return her smile.

Father wanted to pick a quarrel,” she repeated, turning to Deborah; “he's been kind of grouty to Barney for some time.

The very library caught contagion from him, and became grouty and sombre.

Stale meat will make broth grouty and bad tasted, and fat meat is wasted.

If not of sufficient stiffness, it falls to pieces, and makes soup, &c. grouty and very unsightly.