mardy

American  

[mahr-dee] / ˈmɑr di /

adjective

mardier, mardiest

1. grumpy or moody; sulky.

   She's behaving like a typical mardy teenager, refusing to tell us what's wrong.

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noun

1. a grumpy mood; a sulk.

   He's a good old chap, but he sometimes comes home in a mardy after stopping at the pub.

mardy British  

/ ˈmɑːdɪ /

adjective

1. (of a child) spoilt

2. irritable

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Etymology

Origin of mardy

First recorded in 1870–75; from British dialect mard “spoiled; spoiled child” (alteration of marred, past tense of mar ) + -y ¹

Example Sentences

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mardy

The crowd, so often a whingeing, mardy, doom‑laden presence on nights like these, rose to their feet and punched the air and roared their team on.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 4, 2018

Just a few episodes ago, Wareing stomped into the studio – face like a mardy werewolf, mind set to disrupt – and proceeded to pulverise everything in sight.

From The Guardian ● May 2, 2013

However, she makes no excuses for her mardy demeanour on screen.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 16, 2012

"I wouldn't be such a mardy baby," said the wife shortly.

From Sons and Lovers by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

Frank was particularly against the young Tom, whom he called a mardy baby, and Tom returned the hatred violently, his face growing red and his blue eyes staring.

From The Rainbow by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence