adj
cutty
KUH-tee
adj
1
Short or cut off; used especially in Scottish and dialect English.
"She wore a cutty sark, a short nightdress or shift."
noun
1
A short tobacco pipe.
"The old sailor puffed away on his cutty pipe."
How to Use Cutty
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA dialect word (mostly Scots) for something short — a short pipe, a short garment, or a short person.
When to use it
Largely archaic and regional; most familiar today from the phrase "cutty sark," also the name of a famous ship and a whisky brand.
Word Forms
more cutty comparative, cutties plural, most cutty superlative
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Etymology
From cut plus the adjectival suffix -y, meaning literally "cut short."