farty en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈfɑː(ɹ)ti/
Etymology
From fart + -y.
Meanings
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(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a fart; flatulent.
He slaps me playfully on the knee just as Heels opens the flat's door letting in a farty smell of boiling vegetables from the rest of the building.
2005, Craig Sherborne, Hoi Polloi, page 66:
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(informal) Causing flatulence.
Avoid farty foods if you are working in a confined space.
- (informal) Having flatulence.
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(UK, informal) Small and insignificant; petty.
If the bloody basic bill wasn't bad enough, he discovered all the ironing services she had charged to the room, and she had just wasted another fifteen quid on coffee and farty little chocolate truffles[…]
2008, Milly Johnson, The Birds and the Bees:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fartiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| fartier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
fartiness · fartily · arty-farty