shirty en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈʃɝ.ti/ (General-American)
- /ˈʃɜː.ti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From shirt + -y, probably based on the phrase get one's shirt out.
Meanings
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(Australia, UK, informal) Ill-tempered or annoyed.
"Well, so help me Bob, you are a shirty old cow, Mudgy."
1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 92:"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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shirtier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| shirtiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (7)
cs naštvaný (ill-tempered or annoyed) · cs vytočený (ill-tempered or annoyed) · sv sur (ill-tempered or annoyed) · cs dopálený (ill-tempered or annoyed) · bg ядосан (ill-tempered or annoyed) · bg нервиран (ill-tempered or annoyed) · ru раздражённый (ill-tempered or annoyed)