the meaning of "with an attitude"

[kjc0123]

What is the meaning of "with an attitude" in the following sentence?

 

"Hey, Dell!" Harry Rex yelled across the cafe.  
Dell did not appreciate being yelled at. She arrived with a coffeepot and an attitude, which vanished when she realized who Ray was. She hugged him and said, "I haven't seen you in twenty years."

[gen2]

Wow!  8 questions in a row kjc.  Are you sure you are not trying to get us to do your homework for you?

[Clanad]

No, my understanding is that kjc has English as a second language (not unlike some of the questions posed by texters)... glad to help...

An attitude, in this context, means having some sort of mental disposition to the situation at hand.  Dell apparently was prepared to dislike the person calling to her until she realized who it was...

[RevShirls]

"with an attitude" means that Dell had a hostile attitude (was in a hostile state of mind) when she arrived with the coffeepot as she did not like people (Harry) shouting at/to her.

Although the word attitude often just means someone's state of mind, if it is used in the sense of someone "having and attitude", it generally means that they are in a hostile/belligerent frame of mind"

[Peter Pedant]

hi Kay jay

Nice to see you are reading some real cr+p these days. SOme of the AMerican constutional law questions used to make me go off my trolley.

She had an attitude and a pot of coffee = she didnt like the person she was going to give the coffee to.