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mardiest

mardiest is the superlative form of mardy.

Meaning of mardy

Adjective

mardy (comparative mardier, superlative mardiest)

  1. (Midlands, Yorkshire, chiefly Lancashire) Sulky or whining.
    • He's a mardy child.
  2. (East-Midlands, Yorkshire) Non-cooperative, bad-tempered or terse in communication; grumpy.
    • Well, now then mardy bum / Oh, I'm in trouble again, aren't I?2006, Alex Turner, “Mardy Bum”, performed by Arctic Monkeys

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Questions about mardiest

What is mardiest the superlative form of?
Mardiest is the superlative form of mardy.

Words near mardiest in the dictionary

  1. Mardi Gras Indian
  2. Mardi Gras Indians
  3. Mardi Grass
  4. mardier
  5. mardies
  6. mardiest
  7. Mardigian
  8. Mardigians
  9. mardily
  10. Mardin
  11. mardiness

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