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The phrase "a selfish grumpy" is not correct in written English.
It seems to be missing a noun after "grumpy" to make it a complete description.
Example: "He is a selfish, grumpy person who never shares."
Alternatives: "a selfish curmudgeon" or "a self-centered grouch."
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She was a selfish grumpy old woman.
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"It's a selfish thing," she said.
A — Selfish opportunists.
If they're simply difficult, grumpy or selfish in the way male characters are, they provoke outrage and astonishment in the way male characters never do (hello, Lena Dunham).
A Christmas Carol is about a grumpy, selfish, melancholy old man called Scrooge who believes homeless people should go to prison or into workhouses.
"A selfish man.
What a selfish, narcissistic creep!
Was that a selfish decision?
You're a selfish monster.
He supplies a selfish motive.
The 'selfish giant' of my film is a selfish ideology.
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