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mardy
[ mahr-dee ]
/ ˈmɑr di /
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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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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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