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Stroppy

//ˈstɹɒpi// adj, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Ornery, fractious, belligerent, or obstreperous, and hence difficult to deal with. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang

    "In this case, the application of the famous method was a little shaky. To be fair, the director was dealing with a pretty stroppy cast."

Adjective
  1. 1
    obstreperous wordnet

Etymology

From obstropulous, obsolete slang form of obstreperous, + -y.

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