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skirty¹

  • /skɜː(ɹ)ti/

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ti

Where it comes from

From skirt + -y (adjectival suffix).

adjective

  1. Like a skirt; featuring a skirt or skirts. The sides flare out to give it a skirty look.
  2. rare Wearing a skirt. A butler chases a skirty maid around and around a table with a candlestick, her tithering as if she doesn't like it, but she likes it.

    Similar: beskirted, skirted

  3. Fond of wearing skirts; tending to wear skirts. I'm just not a skirty person.

skirty²

  • /skɜː(ɹ)ti/

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ti

Where it comes from

From skirt + -y (diminutive suffix).

noun skirties

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of skirtie

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MLA

"skirty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/skirty. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

skirty. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/skirty

Chicago

"skirty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/skirty.

BibTeX
@misc{skirty_2026,
  title = {skirty},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/skirty},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}