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cutty

adj · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈkʌti/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌti
  • CMU ARPABET: K AH1 T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Short, shortened, or small; curtailed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Northern-England, Scotland

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Having many cuts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Sharp, cutting easily.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A short spoon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Scotland

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A short tobacco pipe; a cutty-pipe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Scotland

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6

noun

Meaning 6

A wanton or unchaste woman.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Scotland, archaic

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7

noun

Meaning 7

A girl with a short, dumpy figure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Scotland, archaic

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8

noun

Meaning 8

A girl or young woman.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Northern-Ireland, Ulster

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History

Etymology

From cut + -y.