bolshy
Meaning of bolshy
adjective
- (of a person or attitude) deliberately combative or uncooperative.
I was a bolshie teenager, full of argument
noun
a Bolshevik or socialist.
early 20th century: abbreviation of Bolshevik.
Information about bolshy
- The plural form of bolshy is: bolshies.
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Hyphenation of bolshy
bol-shy
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- bolshy is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
bolshy synonyms
Meaning stroppy:
Meaning Bolshevik:
Bolshevik, Marxist, red, bolshie
Meaning unwilling to help others or do what they ask:
Meaning deliberately unreasonable or uncooperative:
Meaning perversely inclined to disagree or to do the opposite of what is expected or desired:
Meaning eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant:
Meaning showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable:
Meaning (of a person) not easy to please or satisfy; awkward:
Meaning not guided by or based on good sense:
Meaning causing or tending to cause deliberate difficulties and delays:
Meaning deliberately unhelpful; uncooperative:
Meaning having or showing dogged determination not to change one's attitude or position on something, especially in spite of good arguments or reasons to do so:
Meaning stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so:
Meaning not helpful:
Meaning having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline:
Meaning (of a soldier or sailor) refusing to obey the orders of a person in authority:
Meaning stubborn or unmanageable:
Meaning causing irritation or annoyance:
Meaning causing one to feel bored or annoyed:
Meaning intensely irritating and frustrating:
Meaning difficult or annoying; hard to endure:
Meaning twisted; crooked:
Meaning awkward; annoying:
Meaning causing trouble; annoying:
Meaning awkward; uncooperative:
Meaning (especially of a defendant's behaviour) stubbornly or wilfully disobedient to authority:
Meaning (of a person) difficult to deal with; contrary:
bolshy antonyms
Meaning giving or ready to give help:
Meaning involving mutual assistance in working towards a common goal:
Words that rhyme with bolshy
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