> gruntled
have never heard that word used is a non-negative way
have never heard that word used is a non-negative way
A similar use of dis- as an intensifier apparently happened in "dismayed" (here from an Old French verb, esmaier , which meant to trouble, to disturb), and in "disturbed" (from Latin a word, turba, meaning turmoil). I haven't heard any one say they are "mayed" or "turbed", but people would probably see the same as "gruntled" if you used them.
https://www.ling.upenn.edu/~beatrice/humor/how-i-met-my-wife...