dorty

dorty [dawr-tee] ExamplesWord Origin adjective Scot.

1. sullen; sulky.

Origin of dorty 1505–15; dort sulkiness (-y1 Related formsdor·ti·ness, noun Examples from the Web for dorty Historical Examples of dorty

Patie is happy in his love for Peggy who reciprocates it; Roger, in despair over his ill-success with ‘dorty Jenny.’

Allan Ramsay

William Henry Oliphant Smeaton

British Dictionary definitions for dorty dorty adjective dortier or dortiest

1. Scot haughty, or sullen

Derived Formsdortiness, nounWord Origin for dorty C17: from Scottish dort peevishness