stroppy
stroppy · stroppier · stroppiest
Ornery, fractious, belligerent, or obstreperous, and hence difficult to deal withOrnery, fractious, belligerent, or obstreperous, and hence difficult to deal with.
/ˈstɹɒpi/
» It was a stroppy answer to a dim-witted question.
Es war eine pampige Antwort auf eine dusselige Frage.
Meaning
1 senses(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang)Ornery, fractious, belligerent, or obstreperous, and hence difficult to deal with.
More definitions
- obstreperous
Examples
2 sentencesIt was a stroppy answer to a dim-witted question.
deEs war eine pampige Antwort auf eine dusselige Frage. — GuidoW
Don't get stroppy with me!
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From obstropulous, obsolete slang form of obstreperous, + -y.From obstropulous, obsolete slang form of obstreperous, + -y.
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Forms
stroppier, stroppiest| Comparative | stroppier Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | stroppiest Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- obstreperous:bolshy
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedstrop
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form