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rortiness en · NOUN

Etymology

From rorty + -ness.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The state of being rorty; boisterousness; vitality.
   • The engine's warbling rortiness promises zest - duly delivered as you run up through the gears with unexpected pace. 2007 March 28, Richard Bremner, “On the Road”, in Management Today, retrieved 06 Jun 2017:
   • The National Youth Programme with its multifarious aspects is designed to preserve unimpaired the rortiness of youth so as to be able to turn it to advantage later in life. 1938 February 14, Aline Masters, “Facing the Problems of Youth”, in The Modern Review, volume LXIII, number 2, page 260:
   • She made love—if the fullblown rortiness of that pretty disgusting act anywhere and anytime was love—just like a guy would want it but with a tinge of femininity thrown in. 2015, Bill Reed, Tasker Tusker Tasker (The Inspector Charles Ekanayake), →ISBN:

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