Definition of tart
1 : agreeably sharp or acid to the taste a tart apple
2 : marked by a biting, acrimonious, or cutting quality a tart rejoinder
tartly
adverbtartness
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Examples of tart in a sentence
The wine is rather tart.
I didn't add enough sugar to the lemonade, and now it's way too tart.
Origin and Etymology of tart
Middle English, from Old English teart sharp, severe; akin to Middle High German traz spite
First Known Use: before 12th century
tart
Definition of tart
1 : a dish baked in a pastry shell : pie: such asa : a small pie or pastry shell without a top containing jelly, custard, or fruitb : a small pie made of pastry folded over a filling
2 [earlier slang, girlfriend, probably short for jam tart, rhyming slang for sweetheart] : prostitute
Examples of tart in a sentence
the sort of skimpy outfit that could cause a girl to be mistaken for a tart
Origin and Etymology of tart
Middle English tarte, from Anglo-French
First Known Use: 14th century
TART Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of tart for English Language Learners
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: having a sharp or sour taste
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: having a sharp and unkind quality
tart
Definition of tart for English Language Learners
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: an open pie that usually has a sweet filling (such as fruit or custard)
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: a woman who wears very sexy clothing and has sex with many men
TART Defined for Kids
Definition of tart for Students
tarter
;tartest
1 : pleasantly sharp or sour to the taste a tart apple
2 : having an unkind quality a tart manner
tartly
adverb “I haven't made up my mind,” said Marilla rather tartly. — Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Avonleatartness
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