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Meaning of "dorty" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DORTY

From Scottish dort peevishness.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DORTY

dorty  [ˈdɔːtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DORTY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dorty is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DORTY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dorty in the English dictionary

The definition of dorty in the dictionary is haughty, or sullen.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DORTY


bawtie
ˈbɔːtɪ
borty
ˈbɔːtɪ
dautie
ˈdɔːtɪ
dawtie
ˈdɔːtɪ
forty
ˈfɔːtɪ
haughty
ˈhɔːtɪ
naughty
ˈnɔːtɪ
pianoforte
pɪˈænəʊˈfɔːtɪ
porty
ˈpɔːtɪ
rorty
ˈrɔːtɪ
shortie
ˈʃɔːtɪ
shorty
ˈʃɔːtɪ
snorty
ˈsnɔːtɪ
sortie
ˈsɔːtɪ
sporty
ˈspɔːtɪ
swarty
ˈswɔːtɪ
tawtie
ˈtɔːtɪ
tortie
ˈtɔːtɪ
warty
ˈwɔːtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DORTY

dorsifixed
dorsiflex
dorsiflexion
dorsigrade
dorsiventral
dorsiventrality
dorsiventrally
dorsolateral
dorsolumbar
dorsoventral
dorsoventrality
dorsoventrally
dorsum
Dort
dorter
dortier
dortiest
dortiness
Dortmund
dory

WORDS THAT END LIKE DORTY

arty
birthday party
Christmas party
come to the party
dirty
flirty
hearty
house party
intellectual property
liberty
party
poverty
property
public property
qwerty
shirty
take the liberty
tea party
third party
thirty

Synonyms and antonyms of dorty in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dorty» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DORTY

Find out the translation of dorty to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dorty from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dorty» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

dorty
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dorty
570 millions of speakers

English

dorty
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

dorty
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

dorty
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

dorty
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dorty
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

dorty
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Dorty
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dorty
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dorty
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

dorty
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

dorty
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dorty
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dorty
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

dorty
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डॉर्ट्ली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dorty
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dorty
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dorty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

dorty
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dorty
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

dorty
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dorty
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Dorty
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dorty
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dorty

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DORTY»

The term «dorty» is regularly used and occupies the 76.459 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DORTY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dorty» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dorty» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dorty

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DORTY»

Discover the use of dorty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dorty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
Sc. She was sac dorty and nice, Jameson Pop. Ballads (1806) l. 297 : Let dorty dames say Na, As long as e'er they please, HERD Coll. Sugs. (1776 l. 273. Cal.1 Abd. As dram and dorty as young miss wad be. Ross Hrlrnorr(1768) 89. ed. 1812.
Joseph Wright
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Little Anna: A Story for Pleasant Little Children ; ...
I want to tell you something ; Mr. Fox, he wants to steal the hens, Dorty, and he comes creeping along, softly, softly, and then he is going to spring, and then, — yes, Dorty." " But, Anna, your story is n't finished, what does the dog do?
A. Stein, 1864
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An etymological dictionary of the Scottish language: ...
V. Dorty. To Dort, v . n. To become pettish ; a v. rarely, but occasionally used, S. They maun be toyed wi' and sported, Or else ye're sure to find them dortetl. Shirrefs' Poems, p. 333. It occurs in part. pa. But yet he coudna gain her heart, She was ...
John Jamieson, 1808
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Scottish Dictionary and Supplement: In Four Volumes. A-Kut
Pettish ; apt to be sullen ; S. " Dorty; pettish; humoursome." Sir J. Sinclair's Observ . p. 101. 2. Saucy ; malapert ; S. See Sup. 3. Often applied to a young woman who is saucy in her conduct to her suitors, and not easily pleased in the choice of a ...
John Jamieson, 1841
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Mystery Stories
Marge's recipefor Date Loaf. Ammonia Cookiesfrom Bea's mother. Here and there, little drawings, labelled in a child's large printing. A round face with round eyes and mouth, and large tears falling. Printed underneath: Dorty when she got the ...
David Helwig, 2010
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Contributions to Annuals and Gift-books
[Three. Sketches: A. Tribute. to. David. Wilkie]. The. Dorty. Wean. By the Ettrick Shepherd I never see an interesting and original figure or a group but I uniformly think to myself "O if I had but Davie Wilkie here!" and no farther gone ...
James Hogg, Janette Currie, Gillian Hughes, 2006
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Amulet
THE. DORTY. BAIRN. A FABLE. BY THE REV. WILLIAM WILKIE, D.D. THERE was a little stubborn dame, Whom no authority could tame, Restive by long indulgence grown, No will she minded but her own : At trifles oft she'd scold and fret, ...
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From Hogs to Heaven: The Life of Laurel Rae Dickinson
Sometimes we would ride a horse to school. Since she was older she would sit in front and I would get the more uncomfortable seat behind her. I couldn't see very well from behind Dorty and I didn't like the way sitting near the horses back end ...
Tory C. Anderson, 2011
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A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: ...
19- Dorty, adj. 2. Saucy, malapert.] Add; But still the dorty Embrugh crew Declare they've got o' claes too few, O' blankets they hae not enow. The Har'st Rig, st. 107 - Scepter'd hands may a' their power display ; And dorty minds may luxury ...
John Jamieson, 1825
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A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and ...
DorTy,}<*-unm-. Anne, He d, 19th January* i-3, and was $. by his eldest in. Sir Solomon Swale, whodied unmarried, aged sixty-eight, 30th December, 1733, and was interred with his grandmother near the altar in Paddington Church, ...
John Burke, Bernard Burke, 1841

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DORTY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dorty is used in the context of the following news items.
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Volunteers try to preserve thousands of graves at historic Hanco …
Dorty Necaise and Breezy Bice spend more than 20 hours a week at Rotten Bayou Cemetery in Diamondhead. (Photo source: WLOX) ... «Mississippi News Now, Jun 15»
2
Milestones 6-21: Births, Anniversaries
DORTY: To Henry Dorty Jr. and Kenya Slaughter of Alexandria, a daughter, Harmony Kay Dorty, 6 lbs. 1.5 oz. JOHNSON: To Donald Johnson ... «Alexandria Town Talk, Jun 15»
3
All-Cenla track and field teams
100 Hurdles: Victoria Carroll, NCHS, 15.58; Da'jonique Dorty, Peabody, 17.28; Taljare Tolbert, Pineville, 17.33. 300 Hurdles: Victoria Carroll, ... «Alexandria Town Talk, Jun 15»
4
Despite lack of evidence, police maintain Brown is their man
In 2007, Brown's attorneys with the firm K&L Gates named Jero Dorty as a "critical suspect" and spent nearly 10 pages of an appeal laying out ... «Chron.com, Jun 15»
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Player alleges former Peabody football coach choked him
The player, senior running back Sedrick Dorty Jr., said that ... people (on the back of the bus) were throwing pizza boxes at cars,” Dorty Jr. said. «Opelousas Daily World, Jun 15»
6
2015 All-District Softball Teams
Peabody: Patsy Beard, Raquel Bishop, Dajonique Dorty, Alyrick Ford, Amber Gaston, Ta'Keydra Howard, Sue Jones, Ty Quinney. Tioga: Emily ... «Alexandria Town Talk, May 15»
7
Lancaster police search for 5 men facing drug charges
William Lamont Dorty, 33, last known to live in the 500 block of Kensington Road in Lancaster Township, was charged with selling fake crack ... «LancasterOnline, May 15»
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Dortmund is the big star of the Kentucky Derby
“Every time 'Dorty' won” — most recently at the Santa Anita Derby on April 4 — “I always feel like they're all cheering him on from the gaming ... «Washington Post, Apr 15»
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Concert review: Wheatland Chorale captivating in collection of …
The Requiem - ably accompanied by organist Daniel Dorty, timpanist Robert Nowak, oboist Kathleen Horein, clarinetist Laveena Shertzer, ... «Reading Eagle, Apr 15»
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Woodland Park residents face scrutiny
Dwight Dorty, a twice convicted local sex offender, recently caused quite an uproar by attending an annual meeting of the Colorado ... «The Mountain Jackpot, Mar 15»

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