Tart Definition
tärt
tarted, tartest, tarting, tarts, tarter
adjective
tartest, tarter
Sharp in taste; sour; acid; acidulous.
Webster's New World
Sharp in meaning or implication; cutting.
A tart answer.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
noun
tarts
A small shell of pastry filled with jam, jelly, etc.
Webster's New World
In England, a small pie filled with fruit or jam and often having a top crust.
Webster's New World
A pie.
American Heritage
A prostitute.
American Heritage
A prostitute or any promiscuous woman.
Webster's New World
verb
To dress up or make fancy in a tawdry, garish way. Often used with up.
American Heritage
idiom
tart up
- to clothe, furnish, or decorate in a showy and, often, vulgar way
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Tart
Noun
Singular:
tartPlural:
tartsAdjective
Base Form:
tart
Comparative:
tarterSuperlative:
tartestIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Tart
Origin of Tart
Middle English tarte from Old French perhaps alteration of tartane from Late Latin torta a kind of bread
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English from Old English teart severe der- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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