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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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STUNKARD, adj., n. Also stonkard, -erd, -art; stunkerd, -art, -ert. [′stʌŋkərd, -ərt]

I. adj. Sulky, surly, perversely or sullenly obstinate (Sc. 1808 Jam., stunkart; Lnk., Wgt., Dmf. 1971). Derivs. stunkardy, somewhat surly, stunkertness, perverseness.Sc. 1732 Ramsay Poems (S.T.S.) III. 229:
And Moral Saws; Mair pithy, Men of Sense agree, Than stonkard Laws.Sc. 1784 Caled. Mercury (27 Sept.):
Tho' ye in stunkard verse wa'd flee.Rnf. 1805 G. McIndoe Poems 43:
Peevish, dorty, sour and stunkerd.Ayr. 1821 Scots Mag. (April) 351:
A lang leish o' clishmaclavers anent their stunkertness.Sc. 1824 Scott Redgauntlet ii.:
It's a sore thing to see a stunkard cow kick down the pail when it's reaming fou.m.Lth. 1857 Misty Morning 273:
She fairly took the gee, an' in a stunkert fit lockit hersel' up in her bed-room.Rnf. 1876 D. Gilmour Paisley Weavers 90:
Whose manner being stunkardy his kindest acts were performed in a gruff ungracious way.

II. n. A sulky person (Ayr. 1971).Gsw. 1910:
Aa richt, ye stunkart, dinna tell me.