sidey

See also: Sidey

English

Etymology

side +‎ -y

Adjective

sidey (comparative more sidey, superlative most sidey)

  1. (dated, colloquial) Exhibiting side, or unjustified self-importance; arrogant.
    • 1921, The Civilian's South India: Some Places and People in Madras:
      "And besides," said the Superior suddenly, "you're too sidey, young man. Calling yourself The Civilian! People won't like that. It's sidey. It'll annoy them. It's uppish."
  2. (India) Insignificant; small-time.

Translations

Manx

Noun

sidey

  1. genitive singular of side

Mutation
Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
sideyhidey
after "yn", tidey		unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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