tart
Part of speech: adverb
TARTLY.
Part of speech: noun
TARTNESS.
Part of speech: noun
Part of speech: adjective
Part of speech: adjective
Severe; cutting.
Part of speech: noun
A small piece of pastry with fruit filling and without top crust.
Part of speech: noun
Usage examples "tart":
- She reproached herself for the tart replies that had inflamed Jack. - "The Mysterious Rider", Zane Grey.
- He went himself to the Sailor's Rest, and drove the landlord and his servants wild by asking tart questions and storming when a satisfactory answer could not be supplied. - "The Green Mummy", Fergus Hume.
- She was tart again. - "The Old Wives' Tale", Arnold Bennett.