attitudy en · ADJ
Etymology
From attitude + -y.
Meanings
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(colloquial, of a person) Showing attitude; being arrogant, disrespectful, showing off one's ego.
Sometimes they [staff] think we're all attitudy and bitchy when […]
2006, Pamela Richmond, “Boundary Realties From The Wisdom Of Female Youth In Residential Treatment”, in Journal of Child and Youth Care Work, volume 21, pages 80–93:My sister got all head-rolling and hands-on-hip attitudy.
2013, Carl Weber, Eric Pete, To Paris with Love: A Family Business Novel, Urban Books:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more attitudy | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| attitudey | alternative | lexicographic | |
| attitude-y | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most attitudy | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |