Mardier vs Madrier - What's the difference?
mardier | madrier |
(mardy)
(chiefly, East Midlands) Sulky or whining.
(chiefly, East Midlands) Non-co-operative, bad tempered or terse in communication.
A thick plank, used for several mechanical purposes.
# A plank to receive the mouth of a petard, with which it is applied to anything intended to be broken down.
# A plank or beam used for supporting the earth in mines or fortifications.
(Webster 1913)
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As an adjective mardier
is (mardy).As a noun madrier is
a thick plank, used for several mechanical purposes.mardier
English
Adjective
(head)Anagrams
* *mardy
English
Adjective
(er)- He's a mardy child.
Usage notes
Used throughout the East Midlands and South Yorkshire, plus other isolated spots in the North. In common use in most of Leicestershire, Rutland and the part of Lincolnshire close to these. It is used frequently in the city of Nottingham, throughout Derbyshire, and Derby city particularly. Mardy is also used in the southern part of South Yorkshire and Polesworth (West Midlands). Frequently combined with other words forming common phrases such as "mardy bum", "mardy cow" and "mardy bugger" [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A769250]. Sometimes shortened to "mard" particular when used in certain phrases such as "mard arse" or "mard on" (as in "he's got a mard on" to mean he's in a bad mood).Quotations
*1913 , *: “I wouldn’t be such a mardy baby,” said his wife shortly. * 1984 Food, Health, and Identity, Patricia Caplan[1997 edition*: When our Jonathan’s poorly...he’s mardy', ''very'' ' mardy .... * 2001, Creating a Safe Place, NCH Children and Families Project
[2003 edition*: Sometimes my mum’s in a mardy and she says she doesn’t care about us — but she does really.