tarty adjective2 •(slang, disapproving) Like a tart (promiscuous woman); slutty, whorish.Atwood's Edible Woman offers a brilliant analysis of woman as consumable in consumer capitalism: when Marian turns out in a tarty hairdo and red dress... — 1991 •Somewhat tart.Now, I lets mine boil a bit longer than Lizzy, to sweeten the tarty taste. — 1999 formstartier · tartiest