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Definition of Naggy
1. a. Irritable; touchy.
Definition of Naggy
1. Adjective. Prone to nag, irritable ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Naggy
1. given to nagging [adj -GIER, -GIEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Naggy
Literary usage of Naggy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Caledonian Sketches by John Carr (1809)
"... naggy—PEASANTS' CIVILITY — NAIRN — PEASANTS' HUMANITY FORT ST. GEORGE CULLODEN
THE BATTLE PRINCE CHARLES AN HONOURABLE ROGUE THE THREE ROBBERS—ANECDOTES ..."
2. Publications by English Dialect Society (1894)
"Yor elwis nag-naggin on aboot something." NAG, a sour taste. naggy, querulous,
irritable in talk. "If aw be naggy, Nanny's smile Suin ..."
3. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood, John Christopher Atkinson (1872)
"naggy. A nagging pain is a slight but constant pain, as the toothache, ...
naggy, touchy, irritable.—Hal. N. nagga, to gnaw, to irritate, plague, ..."
4. Grose's Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue: Revised and Corrected ...by Francis Grose by Francis Grose (1823)
"Shamble-legged; one that walks wide, and shuffles about bin feet. SHAN. Bad money.
Cunt. SHANKS. Legs, or gams. SHANKS'S naggy. To ride Shanks's naggy; ..."
5. A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongueby Francis Grose by Francis Grose (1796)
"SHANKER. A venereal wart. SHANKS. Legs, or gams. SHANKS naggy. ... naggy ; to
travel on foot. 'Scotch, SHANNON. ..."
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