dorty

[ dawr-tee ]

adjectiveScot.
  1. sullen; sulky.

Origin of dorty

1
1505–15; dort sulkiness (< ?) + -y1

Other words from dorty

  • dor·ti·ness, noun

Words Nearby dorty

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How to use dorty in a sentence

  • Patie is happy in his love for Peggy who reciprocates it; Roger, in despair over his ill-success with 'dorty Jenny.'

    Allan Ramsay | William Henry Oliphant Smeaton

British Dictionary definitions for dorty

dorty

/ (ˈdɔːtɪ) /


adjectivedortier or dortiest
  1. Scot haughty, or sullen

Origin of dorty

1
C17: from Scottish dort peevishness

Derived forms of dorty

  • dortiness, noun

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