shirtyadj.

Brit.

/ˈʃəːti/, U.S.

/ˈʃərdi/

Forms: 1800s shirtey, 1800s– shirty.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: shirt n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < shirt n. + -y suffix¹. In sense 1 probably after to get a person's shirt out at shirt n. Phrases 2h(a), keep your shirt on at shirt n. Phrases 2h(b).

1. colloquial (chiefly British). Bad-tempered, irritable, annoyed. Frequently in to get shirty. Cf. shirt n. Phrases 2h(a), Phrases 2h(b).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > irritable [adjective]

sharpc1000

impatient1377

out-sharpinga1382

teethya1500

fumish1523

testy1526

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tettish1567

peevish1577

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splenetive1678

unheer1691

rusty1694

nettlesome1766

stingy1781

snarly1798

tutty1809

spleenical1818

rileya1824

nettly1825

edgy1837

porcupinal1846

shirty1846

raspish1854

peckish1857

streaky1860

owly1864

teasy1866

fussy1869

raspy1869

spiky1881

chippyc1885

tetchous1890

narky1895

snarky1906

ringy1907

snarkish1912

Scot1916

crooked1945

niggly1952

snooty1959

kvetchy1965

to be on the rag1967

sandpaper1976

gribble1984

splenous-

1846 ‘Lord Chief Baron’ Swell's Night Guide (new ed.) 54 ‘I am exceedingly obliged,’ grunted Tomkins, in rather a shirty tone, and continued reading.

1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) III. 137/2 They knocked his back as they went over, and he got shirtey. Then came a row.

1934 P. G. Wodehouse Right ho, Jeeves vii. 73 But don't tell me that when he saw how shirty she was about it, the chump didn't back down?

2004 Independent 4 Nov. (Review section) 7/5 ‘No need to get shirty’, says Mum, shirtily.

2. Resembling or styled like a shirt.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [adjective] > shirt

shirty1906

1906 Weekly Irish Times 1 Dec. 15/1 The shirty blouse intended solely for wear at the breakfast table and during the early hours of the day.

1973 Guardian 10 Apr. 13/2 Fox-trimmed parka with shirred waist, shirty cuffs.

2019 Journal (Newcastle) (Nexis) 29 Oct. 26 Showing off her great legs in a short red shirty dress.

Derivatives

ˈshirtily adv. in a bad-tempered or annoyed manner; irritably, irascibly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > [adverb]

impatiently1490

tetchily1647

touchily1658

testily1755

spleenishly1775

splenetically1779

edgily1837

irritably1855

shirtily1879

teethily1879

spleenfully1882

soreheadedly1883

teasily1928

rattily1938

snarkily1967

1879 Punch 5 Apr. 145/1 Yours shirtily, 'Arry.

1978 D. Francis Trial Run vii. 105 They told us pretty shirtily just now not to bother them.

2001 C. Hobson Black Earth City (2002) xiv. 170 ‘Go ahead,’ we said shirtily. ‘Don't mind us.’

ˈshirtiness n. the fact or quality of being bad-tempered or annoyed; irritability, irascibility.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > [noun]

impatiencec1230

eagernessa1400

unsufferancea1400

impatiency1526

testiness1526

impatientness1550

touchiness1603

tetchiness1623

irritability1791

twitchiness1834

rustiness1860

soreheadedness1860

shirtiness1868

chippiness1877

rattiness1898

cabin fever1918

snarkiness1960

edginess1963

1868 ‘A. de C. Elgate’ Diggles xx. 39 His wife is annoyed and displays it in shirtiness.

1932 P. G. Wodehouse Doctor Sally (1959) xiv. 106 Her pronounced air of shirtiness.

2011 Times 1 Oct. (Saturday Review section) 8/2 [She] is so talented, however, that you could forgive her almost any amount of shirtiness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	shirty
释义	shirtyadj. Brit. /ˈʃəːti/, U.S. /ˈʃərdi/ Forms: 1800s shirtey, 1800s– shirty. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: shirt n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < shirt n. + -y suffix¹. In sense 1 probably after to get a person's shirt out at shirt n. Phrases 2h(a), keep your shirt on at shirt n. Phrases 2h(b). 1. colloquial (chiefly British). Bad-tempered, irritable, annoyed. Frequently in to get shirty. Cf. shirt n. Phrases 2h(a), Phrases 2h(b). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > irritable [adjective] sharpc1000 impatient1377 out-sharpinga1382 teethya1500 fumish1523 testy1526 crabbed1535 tettish1567 peevish1577 kickish1589 splenetic1593 spleenful1594 tetchy1596 wasp-stung1598 touchy1602 spleeny1604 pruriginous1609 teety1621 splenitive1633 peltish1648 irritable1662 splenatic1663 splenetive1678 unheer1691 rusty1694 nettlesome1766 stingy1781 snarly1798 tutty1809 spleenical1818 rileya1824 nettly1825 edgy1837 porcupinal1846 shirty1846 raspish1854 peckish1857 streaky1860 owly1864 teasy1866 fussy1869 raspy1869 spiky1881 chippyc1885 tetchous1890 narky1895 snarky1906 ringy1907 snarkish1912 Scot1916 crooked1945 niggly1952 snooty1959 kvetchy1965 to be on the rag1967 sandpaper1976 gribble1984 splenous- 1846 ‘Lord Chief Baron’ Swell's Night Guide (new ed.) 54 ‘I am exceedingly obliged,’ grunted Tomkins, in rather a shirty tone, and continued reading. 1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) III. 137/2 They knocked his back as they went over, and he got shirtey. Then came a row. 1934 P. G. Wodehouse Right ho, Jeeves vii. 73 But don't tell me that when he saw how shirty she was about it, the chump didn't back down? 2004 Independent 4 Nov. (Review section) 7/5 ‘No need to get shirty’, says Mum, shirtily. 2. Resembling or styled like a shirt. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [adjective] > shirt shirty1906 1906 Weekly Irish Times 1 Dec. 15/1 The shirty blouse intended solely for wear at the breakfast table and during the early hours of the day. 1973 Guardian 10 Apr. 13/2 Fox-trimmed parka with shirred waist, shirty cuffs. 2019 Journal (Newcastle) (Nexis) 29 Oct. 26 Showing off her great legs in a short red shirty dress. Derivatives ˈshirtily adv. in a bad-tempered or annoyed manner; irritably, irascibly. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > [adverb] impatiently1490 tetchily1647 touchily1658 testily1755 spleenishly1775 splenetically1779 edgily1837 irritably1855 shirtily1879 teethily1879 spleenfully1882 soreheadedly1883 teasily1928 rattily1938 snarkily1967 1879 Punch 5 Apr. 145/1 Yours shirtily, 'Arry. 1978 D. Francis Trial Run vii. 105 They told us pretty shirtily just now not to bother them. 2001 C. Hobson Black Earth City (2002) xiv. 170 ‘Go ahead,’ we said shirtily. ‘Don't mind us.’ ˈshirtiness n. the fact or quality of being bad-tempered or annoyed; irritability, irascibility. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > [noun] impatiencec1230 eagernessa1400 unsufferancea1400 impatiency1526 testiness1526 impatientness1550 touchiness1603 tetchiness1623 irritability1791 twitchiness1834 rustiness1860 soreheadedness1860 shirtiness1868 chippiness1877 rattiness1898 cabin fever1918 snarkiness1960 edginess1963 1868 ‘A. de C. Elgate’ Diggles xx. 39 His wife is annoyed and displays it in shirtiness. 1932 P. G. Wodehouse Doctor Sally (1959) xiv. 106 Her pronounced air of shirtiness. 2011 Times 1 Oct. (Saturday Review section) 8/2 [She] is so talented, however, that you could forgive her almost any amount of shirtiness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1846
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