rorty
/ˈɹɔː(ɹ)ti/adjective
rorty is spelled R-O-R-T-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, rorty means “Boisterous, rowdy, saucy, dissipated, or risqué” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in rorty?
| Letters | 5: R-O-R-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 99,289th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is rorty?
Rorty appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce rorty?
- /ˈɹɔː(ɹ)ti/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of rorty
- rortier comparative
- rortiest superlative
- raughty
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rorty mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
UKinformalBoisterous, rowdy, saucy, dissipated, or risqué.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does rorty come from?
19th century UK. Unknown etymology. Farmer (1903) categorises the term as costermongers' slang.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).