A.Word.A.Day --shirty

A.Word.A.Day

Home

Apr 27, 2011

This week's theme
Words related to clothing

This week's words
flathat
turncoat
shirty
pantywaist
bootstrap

Got a website?
Free content for your site
Words, quotations & more

Discuss

Feedback

RSS/XML

A.Word.A.Day

with Anu Garg

shirty

PRONUNCIATION:

(SHUHR-tee)

MEANING:

adjective: Bad-tempered, irritable.

ETYMOLOGY:

From the expression "to get someone's shirt out" to annoy or to lose one's temper. Earliest documented use: 1846.

USAGE:

"We can appreciate why Lukie Muhlemann is a little agitated and shirty, but he should remember that CSFB [Credit Suisse First Boston] is essentially a law unto itself."
Ian Kerr; A Week in the Markets; Euroweek (London); Jan 26, 2001.

See more usage examples of shirty in Vocabulary.com's dictionary.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. -Michael Pollan, author, journalism professor (b. 1955)

We need your help

Help us continue to spread the magic of words to readers everywhere

Donate

Subscriber Services
Awards | Stats | Links | Privacy Policy
Contribute | Advertise