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stroppy

 
Dictionary: strop·py   (strŏp'ē) pronunciation
adj. Chiefly British, -pi·er, -pi·est.
Easily offended or annoyed; ill-tempered or belligerent.

[Perhaps alteration of OBSTREPEROUS.]


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Brit.  touchy, belligerent
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (British slang) obstreperous
  Synonym: bolshy


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - besværlig, genstridig

Nederlands (Dutch)
scherp

Français (French)
adj. - ronchon, en pétard

Deutsch (German)
adj. - (Slang) widerspenstig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (Βρετ., καθομ.) εριστικός, δύστροπος

Italiano (Italian)
rompiscatole

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - aborrecido

Русский (Russian)
буйный, несговорчивый, сварливый, недовольный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - negro, de mala uva

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ilsken

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
蛮横的, 乖戾的, 易怒的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 蠻橫的, 乖戾的, 易怒的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 걸핏하면 싸우는, 싸움을 좋아하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 反抗的な, 不平を鳴らす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شخص صعب التعامل معه, سريع الغضب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עקשן, מרדני‬


 
 
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