arsey

/ ˈɑːsɪ /

adjective

1. aggressive, irritable, or argumentative

Example Sentences

“We'll stay till ten. Then we're off down Wellington Gardens to invite Wilcox out to play. Nobody gets away with being that arsey to me.”

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Tracey Thorn’s reaction to that Robert Smith moment on Twitter was insightful, noting that a woman behaving in a similarly arsey fashion would probably be instantly derided as a morose diva.

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This is work and I want people to see my work, so it would be silly for me to be arsey in this situation.

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“Pick the one who hasn’t had a nap yet, and for about 10 minutes she might be a bit arsey,” he says.

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It felt like relying on an arsey robin with one wing to deliver the mail.

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