POUTY
What does "POUTY" mean?
Showing displeasure or sulkiness by pushing out the lips; sulky.
Meanings
- Tending to sulk or look displeased, often with the lips pushed forward. The toddler grew pouty when his snack was taken away. informal
- Of lips: full and protruding, often considered attractive. The portrait emphasized her pouty lips and dark eyes. informal
Word origin
From 'pout' (to push out the lips, sulk), of uncertain origin, possibly imitative or from a Scandinavian source, plus the adjective suffix '-y'.
Remember it
POUTY = POUT + Y; the 'ou' makes the very shape your mouth pushes into when you sulk.
A little poem
The lower lip leans out to make its case-
an argument the whole face cannot erase.
couplet
Wordplay
- Why did the lip win the argument? It made a pouty point nobody could face.
What it teaches
A sulk is a silent speech: the pushed-out lip says what the proud mouth refuses to.
Quick facts
What does POUTY mean?
Showing displeasure or sulkiness by pushing out the lips; sulky.
Is POUTY a valid word?
Yes — POUTY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is POUTY?
POUTY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does POUTY come from?
From 'pout' (to push out the lips, sulk), of uncertain origin, possibly imitative or from a Scandinavian source, plus the adjective suffix '-y'.
What can POUTY teach us?
A sulk is a silent speech: the pushed-out lip says what the proud mouth refuses to.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.