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tartlike

adj

Etymology

From tart + -like.

  1. derived from *der-✻ — “to flay, split, cleave”
  2. derived from *teraną✻
  3. inherited from *tartaz✻ — “rough, sharp, tearing”
  4. inherited from *tart✻
  5. inherited from teart
  6. inherited from tart
  7. suffixed as tartlike — “tart + like”

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a tart (confection).

    • The custom of preparing rich, tartlike cheesecakes with eggs, mild fresh cheese, lemon, and often raisins or currants dates back centuries in Europe.

  2. Resembling or characteristic of a tart (prostitute or loose woman).

    • We're talking about a workplace where any young woman with a sufficiently tartlike demeanor could reportedly enjoy the President's precious affections

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA