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shirty
[ shur-tee ]
adjective
- bad-tempered; irritable; cranky.
shirty
/ ˈʃɜːtɪ /
adjective
- slang.bad-tempered or annoyed
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Derived Forms
- ˈshirtiness, noun
- ˈshirtily, adverb
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Other Words From
- shirt·i·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of shirty1
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Example Sentences
Of course, if she had been plain, he reflected gravely, one could understand her being so shirty.
It is most welcome, as the pater only sent ten bob, being shirty about my report; and the mater another.
I called out loudly and angrily, 'Shirty, don't shoot him in the back!'
Shirty was n't there, but I had him covered when he turned back, red hot at having been deceived.
That's really how it was when I saw you going off with that creature; but of course I was an ass to get shirty about it.
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