obstropolous
Americanadjective
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"Don't be obstropolous," said one of the men.
From International Short Stories American by Various
“You’s a leetle obstropolous in you’ fancies, Geo’giana.
From The Middy and the Moors An Algerine Story by Arthur Twidle
So, as he was goin’ on a war-expedition in his canoe, he left her to think about it, sayin’ he’d be back in six months or so, when he hoped she wouldn’t be so obstropolous.
From The Coral Island by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
"Only to this here contrary, obstropolous beast, major."
From Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency by John Pendleton Kennedy
Sad affair, indeed, Miss Firkin," said Dick, aloud, in a soft, sympathising tone, and with a most condoling countenance; "it's unknown what obstropolous creatures cows and donkies are, and what mischief they do amongst gim-cracks.
From Miss Philly Firkin, The China-Woman by Mary Russell Mitford
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