English Explanatory Dictionary

Twitty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
adj
  1. Silly, foolish, ineffectual.
  2. Nervous.

Pronunciation

twĭt′ē /ˈtwɪt.iː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-twitty.wav /ˈtwɪt.i/ /ˈtwət.iː/ /ˈʈwɪʈ.iː/

Word forms

Twitty Twittys more twitty twittier most twitty twittiest

Etymology

From twit[face] (“a fool, an idiot”, noun) + -y (adjectival suffix). First attested in 1989 (sense 1).

Synonyms

bad stupid clownish
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