I. ˈpäti adjective
Etymology: probably from pot (I) + -y, adjective suffix
1. Britain : of minor importance : trivial , insignificant
just one of those potty little country affairs — P.G.Wodehouse
2. slang chiefly Britain : slightly crazy : foolish
gone potty on the subject — Allan Sangster
driving him potty with her demands — C.D.Lewis
3. : haughty or supercilious in bearing or speech : snobbish
our petty rights here, our potty dignity there — John Galsworthy
a futile, potty , upper-class gentleman — Brooks Atkinson
the potty , pseudocultivated tones of some … clubwoman — Austin Warren
II. ˈpäd.ē noun
( -es )
Etymology: pot (I) + -y, n. suffix
: a small child's pot for voiding or defecation