Archaic or dialectal form meaning bigoted; characterized by stubborn adherence to one's own beliefs and intolerance toward different opinions.
From 'bigot' plus the suffix '-y' (Old English, forming adjectives meaning 'characterized by' or 'full of'), like 'witty' or 'gritty'; represents an older adjectival form.
Words ending in '-ty' for adjectives (like 'bigotty,' 'dotty,' 'spotty') are common in British English, yet most have been superseded by '-ted' endings ('dotted,' 'spotted'), showing how language standardizes over time.
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