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rortiness

rortiness noun: the state of being rorty; boisterousness; vitality.

Noun

rortiness (uncountable)

  1. The state of being rorty; boisterousness; vitality.
    • The National Youth Programme with its multifarious aspects is designed to preserve unimpaired the rortiness of youth so as to be able to turn it to advantage later in life.1938 February, Aline Masters, “Facing the Problems of Youth”, in The Modern Review, volume LXIII, number 2, page 260
    • The engine's warbling rortiness promises zest - duly delivered as you run up through the gears with unexpected pace.2007 March 28, Richard Bremner, “On the Road”, in Management Today, retrieved 06 Jun 2017

Forms of rortiness

alternative formrortyness

Origin of rortiness

From rorty + -ness.

Questions about rortiness

What does rortiness mean?
Rortiness means the state of being rorty; boisterousness; vitality.
What part of speech is rortiness?
Rortiness is a noun.

Words near rortiness in the dictionary

  1. rorted
  2. rorter
  3. rorters
  4. rortier
  5. rortiest
  6. rortiness
  7. rorting
  8. rorts
  9. rorty
  10. Rortyan
  11. rortyness

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