Adjective: arsey aa(r)-see
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- [Brit, informal] Annoyed and irritable
"The arsey old man yelled at the kids to get off his lawn";
- crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy [informal], grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered
- [Austral, informal] Lucky or fortunate
"He got arsey and won the lottery"
See also: ill-natured