different between sulky vs shirty
sulky
English
Etymology
From sulk +? -y. The horse-drawn vehicle is so called as it obliges the rider to be alone.
Adjective
sulky (comparative sulkier, superlative sulkiest)
- (often derogatory) silent and withdrawn after being upset
- 1865, Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
- The first question of course was, how to get dry again: they had a consultation about this, and after a few minutes it seemed quite natural to Alice to find herself talking familiarly with them, as if she had known them all her life. Indeed, she had quite a long argument with the Lory, who at last turned sulky, and would only say, āIām older than you, and must know better.ā And this Alice would not allow, without knowing how old it was, and, as the Lory positively refused to tell its age, there was no more to be said.
- Synonyms: sullen, morose
- 1865, Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Translations
Noun
sulky (plural sulkies)
- A low two-wheeled cart, used in harness racing.
- Any carriage seating only the driver.
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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)
- (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."
- 1897, W. Somerset Maugham, Liza of Lambeth, chapter 3:
Derived terms
- shirtily
- shirtiness
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References
Anagrams
- Irtysh, thyrsi
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