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pouty, a. U.S.|ˈpaʊtɪ|
[f. pout n.2 or v.1 + -y1.]
Inclined to pout (said of a person or of the mouth); hence (as a personal attribute), sullen or petulant.
1863‘G. Hamilton’ Gala-Days 221 They never were tired when anything was to be done, or..peevish, or pouty, or ‘offish’. 1897R. M. Stuart In Simpkinsville 23 This stove's ez dull-eyed and pouty ez any other woman ef she's neglected. 1912R. A. Wason Friar Tuck 77 With a pouty look on his face, Tank sez: ‘It's time we fixed up an' moved out into the dark.’ 1971C. Fick Danziger Transcript 44 Stella as in starlight was direct brown eyes and a pouty lower lip. 1976‘O. Bleeck’ No Questions Asked xiii. 147 She had a full red mouth that..might have looked kissable to some, but it looked only pouty to me. |