Meaning of stroppy in English

Is it a coincidence that he has the reputation for being the most stroppy with his industry?

We often debate what we should do with stroppy 14 and 15-year-olds, whom people find difficult to manage in traditional schools.

He then got stroppy, and told us to get the unit stripped and to put new plates on.

Those who enforce standards can be stroppy and difficult, and that is a deterrent to some boat owners whose vessels, although beautiful, are old.

Many people get stroppy when they know they have done something wrong and someone points it out to them.

We have a record of being a little stroppy about the rules before they are introduced and discussing them at great length and in depth.

The last thing the relative of a cancer victim wants to encounter is a stroppy security guard.

He is very unpopular at the female housemates, because of his stroppy behavior and his bad manners.

I knew she was stroppy, but it's positive.

Marnie is generally portrayed as a stereotypical teenager of her age, acting rather stroppy, impatient and emotional.

With his stroppy behavior, he was not popular.

These took the form of conflicts of attitude, as both the pupils and the director found some of the young actors to be aloof and stroppy at times.

Billing herself reflected on the strong nature of her character, referring to her as stroppy.

Benjamin, despite never winning a captain's quarters challenge and getting all stroppy about it yesterday, wants today to be positive.

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