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Mardy

//ˈmɑːdi// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Sulky or whining. Midlands, Yorkshire

    "He's a mardy child."

  2. 2
    Non-cooperative, bad-tempered or terse in communication; grumpy. East-Midlands, Yorkshire

    "Well, now then mardy bum / Oh, I'm in trouble again, aren't I?"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A suburban village north of Abergavenny in Llantilio Pertholey community, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO3015).
Noun
  1. 1
    A sulky, whiny mood; a fit of petulance. Midlands, Yorkshire

    "Sometimes my mum’s in a mardy and she says she doesn’t care about us — but she does really."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Probably from marred + -y.

Etymology 2

Probably from marred + -y.

Etymology 3

From Welsh.

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