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shirty
[ shur-tee ]
/ ˈʃɜr ti /
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adjective, shirt·i·er, shirt·i·est.
bad-tempered; irritable; cranky.
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Origin of shirty
OTHER WORDS FROM shirty
shirt·i·ness, nounWords nearby shirty
shirtmaker, shirt-sleeve, shirttail, shirtwaist, shirtwaister, shirty, shisha, shish kebab, shishya, shiso, shit
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British Dictionary definitions for shirty
shirty
/ (ˈʃɜːtɪ) /
adjective shirtier or shirtiest
slang, mainly British bad-tempered or annoyed
Derived forms of shirty
shirtily, adverbshirtiness, nounWord Origin for shirty
C19: perhaps based on such phrases as to get someone's shirt out to annoy someone
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