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scorpy

UK/ˈskɔː.pi/

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Ireland/ˈskɔːɹ.pi/

scorpy adjective: bad-tempered; hotheaded.

Adjective

scorpy (not generally comparable, comparative scorpier, superlative scorpiest)

  1. (Ireland, derogatory, not comparable, slang, usually) Bad-tempered; hotheaded.
    • You're a scorpy cunt, anyway.2021, Peter McKenna, 16:58 from the start, in Kin, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Nikita Murphy (Yasmin Seky)

Forms of scorpy

comparativescorpier
superlativescorpiest

Questions about scorpy

What does scorpy mean?
Scorpy means bad-tempered; hotheaded.
What part of speech is scorpy?
Scorpy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce scorpy?
Scorpy is pronounced /ˈskɔːɹ.pi/ (Ireland).

Words near scorpy in the dictionary

  1. scorpiosidol
  2. Scorpius
  3. scorpling
  4. scorplings
  5. scorps
  6. scorpy
  7. scorrendo
  8. scorrevole
  9. Scorrier
  10. Scorriton
  11. Scorsagian

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