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- Dictionarystrop·py/ˈsträpē/
adjective
- 1. bad-tempered and argumentative: informal British "Patricia was getting stroppy"
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The meaning of STROPPY is touchy, belligerent. How to use stroppy in a sentence.
angry and unpleasant or rude to other people: a stroppy teenager. It's no use getting stroppy - I said no and I meant it! Synonym. bolshy UK informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Bad-tempered. argumentative. bad-tempered. be hell on wheels idiom. be like a bear with a sore head idiom. be spoiling for a fight idiom. grouchiness.
Someone who is stroppy is bad-tempered and gets angry or upset with people. A mother I knew was going through a really unpleasant time with a stroppy teenage son. The gas people haven't called to repair the cooker so I shall have to get stroppy with them. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Stroppy definition: bad-tempered or hostile; quick to take offense.. See examples of STROPPY used in a sentence.
1 day ago · stroppy. Definitions of stroppy. adjective. obstreperous. synonyms: bolshy. obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate. tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield.
Define stroppy. stroppy synonyms, stroppy pronunciation, stroppy translation, English dictionary definition of stroppy. adj. strop·pi·er , strop·pi·est Chiefly British Easily offended or annoyed; ill-tempered or belligerent.
Hard to deal with or control; angry, unruly, impudent, etc. Webster's New World. (UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) Ornery, fractious, belligerent, or obstreperous, and hence difficult to deal with. Wiktionary. Synonyms: bolshy. Other Word Forms of Stroppy. Adjective. Base Form: stroppy. Comparative: stroppier. Superlative: stroppiest.
