stroppy

An informal British adjective used to describe someone who is easily annoyed, bad-tempered, or difficult to deal with.

• 🇫🇷Adjectif britannique informel décrivant une personne qui s'irrite facilement, de mauvaise humeur, ou difficile à gérer.

1. Bad-tempered and argumentative B2 informal british

   Easily annoyed and inclined to argue or complain, often in a childish way.

   • The child got stroppy when he was told to go to bed.
   • She became stroppy after waiting in line for an hour.
   • He's always stroppy when he's tired.

   🇫🇷de mauvaise humeur et querelleur

   Synonymes: cantankerouschurlishcrossgrumpyill-temperedirasciblepeevishquarrelsomesurlytesty

   Antonymes: agreeableamiablecomplianteasygoinggenialgood-naturedobligingpleasant

• stroppier comparative form
• stroppiest superlative form