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[ UK /ʃˈɜːti/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. (British informal) ill-tempered or annoyed

How To Use shirty In A Sentence

  • I couldn't stand there and risk someone being a bit shirty with him so I touched him lightly on the arm and indicated that he should stand on the right.
  • The bird, she gets shirty 'cos maybe he wants to play around a little. THE FIVE MILLION DOLLAR PRINCE
  • We know a family when we see it, but get quite shirty when someone else tries to tell us how it should operate.
  • He got very shirty, and there were even legal threats.
  • He'd get a wee bit shirty, like you'd just spat on his baby, and tell you that we'd be finished in a few minutes so we'd best just press on ahead.
  • He gets a bit shirty if you press him on any aspect of a case he's dealing with. WHISTLER IN THE DARK
  • The debate ends with the two men getting shirty with each other, and Crist creepily invading Rubio's personal space. TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads
  • Will starts by getting all shirty about Social Security, and how "we'll be wallowing in the health care system for years to come. TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads
  • I wuz just talking to a Brit lady and she said she felt definitely "shirty" about something or other. Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • As lazy and uninspired a choice it is to just remake an old film or TV series, this trend does has one hilarious plus point - all the old stars keep getting all shirty about being replaced.
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