stroppiness
noun[U]
UKinformaluk/ˈstrɒp.i.nəs/us/ˈstrɑː.pi.nəs/behaviourthat isangryandunpleasantorrudeto otherpeople:
行为暴躁，举止粗暴She had areputationfor stroppiness as ateenager.她在十几岁时就以行为暴躁而出名。
When he'stired, stroppinesskicksin.他累了就会变得粗鲁。
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stroppy
- She wasfiredfrom hersecretarialjobfor stroppiness.
- Mel doesn'tseembotheredby the band'sreputationfor stroppiness.
- Thelackofvisiblecheeris not stroppiness. She issimplysoftlyspoken.
Bad-tempered
- argumentative
- bad-tempered
- be hell on wheelsidiom
- be like a bear with a sore headidiom
- be spoiling for a fightidiom
- grumpily
- grumpiness
- grumpy
- have a short fuseidiom
- hell
- petulance
- petulant
- petulantly
- pugnacious
- pugnacity
- testily
- testiness
- testy
- tetchily
- tetchiness