tarty

¹

[ tahr-tee ]

adjective

, tart·i·er, tart·i·est.

1. tart; somewhat sour.

tarty

²

[ tahr-tee ]

adjective

, tart·i·er, tart·i·est.

1. of, relating to, or suggesting a prostitute or sexually promiscuous woman.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tarty¹

tart ¹ + -y ¹

Origin of tarty²

First recorded in 1915–20; tart ² + -y ¹

Example Sentences

But as a “model-server” changing from one tarty costume to another, she feels nothing so much as a deepening self-loathing.

From Los Angeles Times

What I couldn't stand was Buddy's pretending I was so sexy and he was so pure, when all the time he'd been having an affair with that tarty waitress and must have felt like laughing in my face.

From Literature

I couldn't imagine where such a tarty picture had been taken until I noticed the Bloomingdale earrings and the Bloomingdale necklace glinting out of it with bright, white highlights, like imitation stars.

From Literature

The wittiest musical moments include a Halloween-party number in which young women defend tarty costumes as emblems of feminist independence.

From New York Times

And let’s not forget Lil’ Kim, among the first performers to make tarty aggression her stylistic stock in trade, still pushing the look on her Instagram feed.

From New York Times