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dorty
[ dawr-tee ]
/ ˈdɔr ti /
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adjective Scot.
sullen; sulky.
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Origin of dorty
1505–15; dort sulkiness (< ?) + -y1
OTHER WORDS FROM dorty
dor·ti·ness, nounWords 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) /
adjective dortier or dortiest
Scot haughty, or sullen
Derived forms of dorty
dortiness, nounWord Origin for dorty
C17: from Scottish dort peevishness
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