mardy

[ mahr-dee ]

/ ˈmɑr di /

British Dialect

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Definition of mardy

adjective, mar·di·er, mar·di·est.

grumpy or moody; sulky: She's behaving like a typical mardy teenager, refusing to tell us what's wrong.

noun

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

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Origin of mardy

From British dialect mard “spoiled; spoiled child” (alteration of marred, past tense of mar) + -y¹

Words nearby mardy

Marcus Gunn's sign, Marcy, Mar del Plata, Mardi Gras, Marduk, mardy, mare, Mare Acidalium, Mare Australe, Mare Boreum, Mare Chronium

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How to use mardy in a sentence

Oh, that's Mardy all over—always thinking of something for us!
The Little Grey House|Marion Ames Taggart
Mardy, you know it must have cost at least three dollars—both of it.
The Little Grey House|Marion Ames Taggart
Mayn't I ask the boys and Frances down to-night to rejoice with us, Mardy?
The Little Grey House|Marion Ames Taggart
"You needn't complain if Mardy doesn't," said Prue, sharply.
The Little Grey House|Marion Ames Taggart

"This has done something wonderful for me, Mardy," she said, slowly.
The Little Grey House|Marion Ames Taggart

British Dictionary definitions for mardy

mardy

/ (ˈmɑːdɪ) /

adjective dialect

(of a child) spoilt

irritable

Word Origin for mardy

from marred, past participle of mar

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