English Explanatory Dictionary

cutty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Short, shortened, or small; curtailed.
  2. Having many cuts.
  3. Sharp, cutting easily.
noun
  1. A short spoon.
  2. A short tobacco pipe; a cutty-pipe.
  3. A wanton or unchaste woman.
  4. A girl with a short, dumpy figure.
  5. A girl or young woman.

Pronunciation

/ˈkʌti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cutty.wav

Word forms

cutty more cutty most cutty cuttie cutties

Etymology

From cut + -y.

Related words

cutty grass

Derived words

cutty-brown cutty grass cutty-gun cutty-hare cuttymum cutty-pipe cutty-quean cuttystool cutty-stoup fatty cutty
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