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tart·y

 (tär′tē)
adj. tart·i·er, tart·i·est
Of, relating to, or suggestive of a prostitute.

tart′i·ly adv.
tart′i·ness n.
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tarty

[ˈtɑːtɪ] ADJputesco
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And if you want to look really tarty you can buy period blue racing overalls with DBS 59 logos on them.
Brand said: "As a completely mediocre baker myself, but lover of all things spongey and tarty, I am really looking forward to another Extra Slice and all the fun and frolics that brings."
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EMMERDALE DALE D (7pm ITV) THE charity shops of the Dales could be in for a windfall as Alicia has a clear-out of all her tarty clothes.
EMmerdale RDALE RD (7pm ITV) THE charity shops of the Dales could be in for a windfall as Alicia has a clear-out of all her tarty clothes.
EMMERDALE (7pm ITV) THE charity shops of the Dales could be in for a windfall as Alicia has a clear- out of all her tarty clothes.
"I used to think that Italian fashion was a bit trashy and tarty. This year it is anything but, and I would covet any of it" - Broadcaster Judy Finnigan.
On the contrary, I find it rather bracing like a swim in an icy pool on a sleepy morning" Commentator Julie Burchill who says she enjoys being hated "I used to think that Italian fashion was a bit trashy and tarty. This year it is anything but, and I would covet any of it" Broadcaster Judy Finnigan "I am not quite sure how an oik like me gets to be a Privy Counsellor" Tory minister Mike Penning, a former firefighter, who has just joined the Privy Council "If my legs give up, they give up.
Too flat chested and you look undernourished, too buxom and you just look tarty.
Some of the shots feel like they're from a director experimenting with arty angles, while I wonder if a policeman - played by Brummie Andrew Tiernan - would really say to a pregnant woman: "Are you devious or just dumb?" I look forward to seeing more of the other wives, especially tarty but kind Polly Walker and Pippa Haywood as the woman who sits outside the prison in her car and never goes in.
Comparing herself to Patsy, her tarty character in the series, the 65-year-old actress said she isn't ashamed to dress younger than her years even if it means she ends up looking "cheap".
Dolls such as Tiny Tears have been replaced by the "brash and tarty" Bratz series, now the biggest sellers in Britain.