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Shirty vs Shirky - What's the difference?

shirty | shirky |

As adjectives the difference between shirty and shirky

is that shirty is (informal) ill-tempered or annoyed while shirky is (colloquial) disposed to shirk.

shirty

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (informal) Ill-tempered or annoyed.
    • I didn't ask my father for money, figuring he'd get shirty about it since I had quit school and had no job.
  • * 1897 , :
    • "You ain't shirty 'cause I kissed yer last night?"
    "I'm not shirty ; but it was pretty cool, considerin' like as I didn't know yer."

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    shirky

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (colloquial) Disposed to shirk.
    • (Webster 1913)