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shirty

English

Etymology

From shirt +? -y, probably based on the phrase get one's shirt out.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /???.ti/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /????.ti/
  • Rhymes: -??(?)ti

Adjective

shirty (comparative shirtier, superlative shirtiest)

  1. (chiefly Britain, informal) Ill-tempered or annoyed.
    • 1897, W. Somerset Maugham, Liza of Lambeth, chapter 3:
      "You ain't shirty 'cause I kissed yer last night?"
      "I'm not shirty; but it was pretty cool, considerin' like as I didn't know yer."

Derived terms

  • shirtily
  • shirtiness

Translations

References

Anagrams

  • Irtysh, thyrsi

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shirky

English

Etymology

shirk +? -y

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -??(?)ki

Adjective

shirky (comparative more shirky, superlative most shirky)

  1. (colloquial) Disposed to shirk.

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