rortiness

English

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Etymology

rorty +‎ -ness

Noun

rortiness (uncountable)

  1. The state of being rorty; boisterousness; vitality.
    • 1938 February 1, Masters, Aline, “Facing the Problems of Youth”, in The Modern Review‎, volume LXIII, number 2, page 260:
      The National Youth Programme with its multifarious aspects is designed to preserve unimpaired the rortiness of youth so as to be able to turn it to advantage later in life.
    • 2007 March 28, Bremner, Richard, “On the Road”, in Management Today‎, retrieved 2017-06-06:
      The engine's warbling rortiness promises zest - duly delivered as you run up through the gears with unexpected pace.
    • 2015, Reed, Bill, Tasker Tusker Tasker (The Inspector Charles Ekanayake), →ISBN:
      She made love—if the fullblown rortiness of that pretty disgusting act anywhere and anytime was love—just like a guy would want it but with a tinge of femininity thrown in.
    • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:rortiness.

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