stroppy

[ strop-ee ]
/ ˈstrɒp i /

adjective, strop·pi·er, strop·pi·est. British Informal.

bad-tempered or hostile; quick to take offense.

Origin of stroppy

1950–55; perhaps (ob)strep(erous) + -y1, though o is unexplained

Words nearby stroppy

strophe, strophic, strophoid, strophulus, stropper, stroppy, strother, stroud, strove, strow, stroy

British Dictionary definitions for stroppy

stroppy
/ (ˈstrɒpɪ) /

adjective -pier or -piest

British informal angry or awkward

Derived forms of stroppy

stroppily, adverb stroppiness, noun

Word Origin for stroppy

C20: changed and shortened from obstreperous