stropped

Edged on leather

Stropped is the past tense of strop, meaning to sharpen a blade by drawing it across a leather strap or similar abrasive surface: He stropped the razor before shaving.

In British slang, stropped can mean became irritable or threw a tantrum, from "stroppy": She stropped off when no one agreed with her.

sharpened

honed

Sharpened or refined

edge · keen · razor-sharp · barber · sharpening · polish · abrasive · grit · fine-tuned · cutting

agitated

irritated

Slightly angered or bothered

peeved · vexed · exasperated · bothered · irked · huffy · cross · tetchy · snappy · grumpy

Categories
Opposites
blade sharpness/maintenance

stroppeddulled

Made less sharp

blunted · neglected · worn · damaged · nicked

EMOTIONAL STATE (British/Australian slang)

stroppedcalm

Free from agitation

relaxed · unruffled · placid · serene · unbothered

blade preparation state

stroppedunhoned

Not yet sharpened

unsharpened · unfinished · unprepared · rough · unpolished

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