stroppyUKinformal
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Bad-tempered
argumentative
bad-tempered
be hell on wheelsidiom
be like a bear with a sore headidiom
be spoiling for a fightidiom
grouchy
grumpily
grumpiness
grumpy
have a short fuseidiom
pettishly
petulance
petulancy
petulant
petulantly
surlily
surliness
testily
testiness
testy
Examples of bolshy
bolshy
It's a kind of bare bones dance ballad, with
bolshy pulses and simple-yet-sublime melodies.
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It's a kind of bare bones dance ballad, with
bolshy pulses and simple-yet-sublime melodies.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
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