mardy/ˈmɑːdi/EtymologyProbably from marred + -y.adjSulky or whining.“He's a mardy child.”Non-cooperative, bad-tempered or terse in communication; grumpy.“Well, now then mardy bum / Oh, I'm in trouble again, aren't I?”nameA suburban village north of Abergavenny in Llantilio Pertholey community, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO3015).nounA sulky, whiny mood; a fit of petulance.“Sometimes my mum’s in a mardy and she says she doesn’t care about us — but she does really.”