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Citations:rortiness

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English citations of rortiness and rortyness

Noun: "boisterousness; vitality"

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1885 1938 1955 2001 2007 2015
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  • 1885 August 23, The Referee:
    Before that she reminded me a little too much, in her rortyness, of the serio-comic lady who sings 'What cheer "Ria", Ria's on the job!'
  • 1938 February, Aline Masters, “Facing the Problems of Youth”, in The Modern Review[1], volume LXIII, number 2, page 260:
    The National Youth Programme with its multifarious aspects is designed to preserve unimpaired the rortiness of youth so as to be able to turn it to advantage later in life.
  • 1955, Meanjin, volume 14:
    I have twice heard experienced and highly 'serious' producers declare that the theatre largely depends on sex appeal. This was stated as a universal law, based on the immortal rortiness of human nature; but in fact it is a decadence of the modern stage.
  • 2001 February 8, “Noble M12: We were, well, rather impressed!”, in PistonHeads[2], retrieved 2017-06-06:
    Even at idle, the car sounds purposeful with a rortyness emanating from the short exhaust, hinting at what it's capable of.
  • 2007 March 28, Richard Bremner, “On the Road”, in Management Today[3], retrieved 2017-06-06:
    The engine's warbling rortiness promises zest - duly delivered as you run up through the gears with unexpected pace.
  • 2015, Bill Reed, Tasker Tusker Tasker (The Inspector Charles Ekanayake), →ISBN:
    She made love—if the fullblown rortiness of that pretty disgusting act anywhere and anytime was love—just like a guy would want it but with a tinge of femininity thrown in.