- stroppier
- strop·py || 'strɑpɪ /'strɒp- adj. (British) belligerent; awkward; obstreperous; rude to other persons; hostile; bad tempered (Slang)
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stroppy — /strop ee/, adj., stroppier, stroppiest. Brit. Informal. bad tempered or hostile; quick to take offense. [1950 55; perh. (OB)STREP(EROUS) + Y1, though o is unexplained] * * * … Universalium
stroppy — [[t]strɒ̱pi[/t]] stroppier, stroppiest ADJ GRADED Someone who is stroppy is bad tempered and gets angry or upset with people. [BRIT, INFORMAL] A mother I knew was going through a really unpleasant time with a stroppy teenage son... The gas people … English dictionary
stroppy — adjective (stroppier, stroppiest) Brit. informal bad tempered and argumentative. Derivatives stroppily adverb stroppiness noun Origin 1950s: perh. an abbrev. of obstreperous … English new terms dictionary
stroppy — UK [ˈstrɒpɪ] / US [ˈstrɑpɪ] adjective Word forms stroppy : adjective stroppy comparative stroppier superlative stroppiest British informal a stroppy person gets angry very easily and is difficult to talk to Derived word: stroppily adverb … English dictionary
stroppy — ► ADJECTIVE (stroppier, stroppiest) Brit. informal ▪ bad tempered; argumentative. ORIGIN perhaps from OBSTREPEROUS(Cf. ↑obstreperousness) … English terms dictionary
stroppy — [sträp′ē] adj. stroppier, stroppiest [? shortened & altered < OBSTREPEROUS] [Brit. Informal] Brit. Informal hard to deal with or control; angry, unruly, impudent, etc … English World dictionary
stroppy — adj. (stroppier, stroppiest) Brit. colloq. bad tempered; awkward to deal with. Derivatives: stroppily adv. stroppiness n. Etymology: 20th c.: perh. abbr. of OBSTREPEROUS … Useful english dictionary
