POTTY


Meaning of POTTY in English

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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.