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stroppyenUK
strop·py S0817900 (strŏp′ē)adj. strop·pi·er, strop·pi·est Chiefly British Easily offended or annoyed; ill-tempered or belligerent.
[Perhaps alteration of obstreperous.]stroppy (ˈstrɒpɪ) adj, -pier or -piestinformal Brit angry or awkward[C20: changed and shortened from obstreperous] ˈstroppily adv ˈstroppiness nstrop•py (ˈstrɒp i)
adj. -pi•er, -pi•est. Brit. Informal. bad-tempered or hostile. [1950–55; perhaps (ob) strep (erous) + -y1] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | stroppy - obstreperousbolshyjargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdomobstinate, stubborn, unregenerate - tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield |
stroppyadjective (Brit. informal) awkward, difficult, obstreperous, destructive, perverse, unhelpful, cantankerous, bloody-minded (Brit. informal), quarrelsome, litigious, uncooperative I shall have to get stroppy with them.TranslationsstroppyenUK
Related to stroppy: amicably, cunning, overarchingSynonyms for stroppyadj awkwardSynonyms- awkward
- difficult
- obstreperous
- destructive
- perverse
- unhelpful
- cantankerous
- bloody-minded
- quarrelsome
- litigious
- uncooperative
Synonyms for stroppyadj obstreperousSynonymsRelated Words- jargon
- lingo
- patois
- argot
- vernacular
- slang
- cant
- Britain
- Great Britain
- U.K.
- UK
- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- obstinate
- stubborn
- unregenerate
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