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tittuppy

tittuppy adjective: given to tittuping; lively; prancing.

Adjective

tittuppy (comparative more tittuppy, superlative most tittuppy)

  1. Given to tittuping; lively; prancing.
  2. shaky; unsteady
    • Break down! Oh! Lord! Did you ever see such a little tittuppy thing in your life? There is not a sound piece of iron about it. The wheels have been fairly worn out these ten years at least—and as for the body!1803 (date written), [Jane Austen], Northanger Abbey; published in Northanger Abbey: And Persuasion. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: John Murray, […], 20 December 1817...

Forms of tittuppy

comparativemore tittuppy
superlativemost tittuppy

Origin of tittuppy

From tittup + -y.

Questions about tittuppy

What does tittuppy mean?
Tittuppy means given to tittuping; lively; prancing.
What part of speech is tittuppy?
Tittuppy is an adjective.

Words near tittuppy in the dictionary

  1. tittup
  2. tittuped
  3. tittuping
  4. tittupped
  5. tittupping
  6. tittuppy
  7. tittups
  8. tittupy
  9. titty
  10. titty bar
  11. titty bars

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