cutty

[ kuht-ee ]

/ ˈkʌt i /

Chiefly Scot.

adjective

cut short; short; stubby.

irritable; impatient; short-tempered.

noun, plural cut·ties.

a short spoon.

a short-stemmed tobacco pipe.

Informal. an immoral or worthless woman.

Origin of cutty

First recorded in 1650–60; cut + -y¹, -y²

Words nearby cutty

cuttlebone, cuttlefish, cut to the bone, cut to the chase, cut to the quick, cutty, cutty grass, cuttyhunk, Cutty Sark, cutty stool, cutup

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Example sentences from the Web for cutty

He stretched out his hand rather blindly, and Cutty was surprised at the strength of the grip.
The Drums Of Jeopardy|Harold MacGrath
"Let him have it, Miss Frances," advised Cutty from the doorway.
The Drums Of Jeopardy|Harold MacGrath
Cutty was so shaken and confused that he missed the tragic irony of the voice.
The Drums Of Jeopardy|Harold MacGrath
Cutty fetched one of the photographs and laid it upon the young man's knees.
The Drums Of Jeopardy|Harold MacGrath

On the way uptown Cutty considered that he had accomplished a shrewd bit of work.
The Drums Of Jeopardy|Harold MacGrath

British Dictionary definitions for cutty

cutty

/ (ˈkʌtɪ) Scot and Northern English dialect /

adjective

short or cut short

noun plural -ties

something cut short, such as a spoon or short-stemmed tobacco pipe

an immoral girl or woman (in Scotland used as a general term of abuse for a woman)

a short thickset girl

Word Origin for cutty

C18 (Scottish and northern English): from cut (vb)

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单词	cutty
释义	cutty [ kuht-ee ] / ˈkʌt i / Chiefly Scot. adjective cut short; short; stubby. irritable; impatient; short-tempered. noun, plural cut·ties. a short spoon. a short-stemmed tobacco pipe. Informal. an immoral or worthless woman. Origin of cutty First recorded in 1650–60; cut + -y¹, -y² Words nearby cutty cuttlebone, cuttlefish, cut to the bone, cut to the chase, cut to the quick, cutty, cutty grass, cuttyhunk, Cutty Sark, cutty stool, cutup Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cutty He stretched out his hand rather blindly, and Cutty was surprised at the strength of the grip. The Drums Of Jeopardy\|Harold MacGrath "Let him have it, Miss Frances," advised Cutty from the doorway. The Drums Of Jeopardy\|Harold MacGrath Cutty was so shaken and confused that he missed the tragic irony of the voice. The Drums Of Jeopardy\|Harold MacGrath Cutty fetched one of the photographs and laid it upon the young man's knees. The Drums Of Jeopardy\|Harold MacGrath On the way uptown Cutty considered that he had accomplished a shrewd bit of work. The Drums Of Jeopardy\|Harold MacGrath British Dictionary definitions for cutty cutty / (ˈkʌtɪ) Scot and Northern English dialect / adjective short or cut short noun plural -ties something cut short, such as a spoon or short-stemmed tobacco pipe an immoral girl or woman (in Scotland used as a general term of abuse for a woman) a short thickset girl Word Origin for cutty C18 (Scottish and northern English): from cut (vb) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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