Also means
sour, chronically irritable
Usage Note
Verbiestert is a vivid colloquial adjective for someone who is sourly cantankerous over a long time — more extreme than griesgrämig, suggesting entrenched bitterness. Common in northern Germany; used in fiction for irascible old characters.
Examples
"Der verbiesterte Hausmeister vertrieb jeden, der sich dem Eingang näherte."
Natural Translation
The grumpy janitor drove off everyone who approached the entrance.
Literal Translation
The embittered janitor drove-off everyone who the entrance approached.
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