stroppy

1. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang) Ornery, fractious, belligerent, or obstreperous, and hence difficult to deal with.Examples: "In this case, the application of the famous method was a little shaky. To be fair, the director was dealing with a pretty stroppy cast."; "Her shape and posture shadowed her daughter′s, though Kerry carried herself with more attitude, a stroppier jutting of the hips than her mother."; "Even today, women who show signs of anger and who express themselves in some assertive way may be labelled stroppy for doing so."CommonwealthIrelandUKslang