stroppy

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishstroppystrop‧py /ˈstrɒpi $ ˈstrɑːpi/ adjective British English informal BAD-TEMPEREDARGUEbad-tempered and easily offended or annoyed I try not to get stroppy, but sometimes I just can’t help it. —stroppiness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpusstroppy• It was just the excuse she needed to get stroppy.• Mary got stroppy about it and said it was wrong what they were doing, it was a desecration.• Teachers report themselves becoming punitive and stroppy with pupils, colleagues and their own families.Origin stroppy (1900-2000) Perhaps from obstreperous

单词	stroppy
释义	stroppy From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishstroppystrop‧py /ˈstrɒpi $ ˈstrɑːpi/ adjective British English informal BAD-TEMPEREDARGUEbad-tempered and easily offended or annoyed I try not to get stroppy, but sometimes I just can’t help it. —stroppiness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpusstroppy• It was just the excuse she needed to get stroppy.• Mary got stroppy about it and said it was wrong what they were doing, it was a desecration.• Teachers report themselves becoming punitive and stroppy with pupils, colleagues and their own families.Origin stroppy (1900-2000) Perhaps from obstreperous
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