hurty

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adjective

Causing hurt; painful.

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Meanings

hurty1

adjectivehurty (comparative hurtier, superlative hurtiest)

comparative hurtier · superlative hurtiest

  1. childishinformaloftenCausing hurt; painful.

    It's time this government told the police their job is to protect the public, not monitor social media for hurty words.

    2025 September 2, Helen Bushby, quoting Kemi Badenoch, BBC News, archived from the original on 06 Sep 2025
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    If people are scared of hurty words, don’t come and see comedy. It’s not as if I’m shouting it through your letterbox.

    2024 January 23, Pauline McLean, quoting Janey Godley, BBC News, archived from the original on 05 Feb 2024

    Synonyms: aching, sore, achesome, aching, achy, raw, hurt, griefful

hurty2

adjectivehurty (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegovernmentSemé (strewn) with hurts (roundels azure).

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCausing hurt; painful.

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Origin

hurty · adjective

From hurt + -y.

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hurty · adjective

From hurt (“blue spot”) + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hurty

povertydirtythirtyqwertyflirtyAlbertychertymy certieshirtyskirty
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Anagrams

Ruthy
Cite this entry
APA

hurty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hurty

MLA

“hurty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hurty. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hurty,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hurty.

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