tart´ly

tart´ly
tart1 «tahrt», adjective, verb.
–adj.
1. having a sharp taste; biting, acid, or sour: »

tart plums. Some apples are tart.

2. Figurative. sharp; irritable or biting; mildly cutting or sarcastic: »

Her reply was too tart to be polite. A Federal judge, using some tart language,…threw out the $1,000,000 libel suit brought against the A.F.L.-C.I.O. (New York Times).

 SYNONYM(S): acrimonious, caustic. See syn. under sour. (Cf. ↑sour)
–v.t.
tart up, Especially British. a) to add flavor or interest to: »

Joseph Landon has tarted up Dudley Nichols' script (Canadian Saturday Night).

 b) to improve the appearance of: »

galleries and pubs tarted up with driftwood and fishnet (Atlantic).

╂[Old English teart painful, sharp (of punishment). Probably related to tear1. (Cf. ↑tear)]
–tart´ly, adverb.
–tart´ness, noun.
tart2 «tahrt», noun.
1. U.S. and Canada. a small pie for an individual serving, filled with fruit, jam, or custard, and without a top crust.
2. British. any fruit pie.
╂[< Old French tarte; origin uncertain]
tart3 «tahrt», noun.
Informal. a prostitute.
╂[special use of tart2; originally, a girl or woman of loose morals]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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