cutty

== English == === Alternative forms === cuttie === Etymology === From cut + -y. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʌti/ Rhymes: -ʌti === Adjective === cutty (comparative more cutty, superlative most cutty) (Scotland, Northern England) Short, shortened, or small; curtailed. (of audio or video) Having many cuts. Sharp, cutting easily. ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === cutty (plural cutties) (Scotland) A short spoon. (Scotland) A short tobacco pipe; a cutty-pipe. (Scotland, archaic) A wanton or unchaste woman. (Scotland, archaic) A girl with a short, dumpy figure. (Northern Ireland, Ulster) A girl or young woman. Coordinate term: cub === See also === cutty grass === References === John Jamieson (1825) Supplement to the Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language [1] == Scots == === Etymology === From cut. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʌtɪ/, /ˈkʌti/ === Adjective === cutty (comparative mair cutty, superlative maist cutty) short, stumpy === Noun === cutty (plural cutties) (archaic) child