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- Dictionarypeely-wally/ˈpiːlɪwali/
adjective
- 1. pale and sickly in appearance: Scottish "his face assumes a peely-wally hue"
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21 Mei 2024 · peely-wally ( comparative mair peely-wally, superlative maist peely-wally) peely-wally, sickly, pasty. Categories: English terms derived from Scots. English 4-syllable words. English terms with IPA pronunciation. English lemmas.
Definition of 'peely-wally' peely-wally in British English. or peelie-wallie or peelie-wally (ˈpiːlɪˈwælɪ ) (ˈpiːlɪˈwælɪ ) adjective. Scottish slang. off colour; pale and ill-looking. he's a wee bit peely-wally this morning. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin.
Define peely-wally. peely-wally synonyms, peely-wally pronunciation, peely-wally translation, English dictionary definition of peely-wally. or adj slang Scot off colour; pale and ill-looking: he's a wee bit peely-wally this morning.
Peely-wally definition: off colour; pale and ill-looking. See examples of PEELY-WALLY used in a sentence.
peely-wally in British English. or peelie-wallie or peelie-wally (ˈpiːlɪˈwælɪ ) (ˈpiːlɪˈwælɪ ) adjective. Scottish slang. off colour; pale and ill-looking. he's a wee bit peely-wally this morning. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Peely-wally Definition. (chiefly Scotland) Pale, pasty; off colour or ill -looking. [from 19th c.]
What does the adjective peely-wally mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective peely-wally. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in Scottish English. See meaning & use. How common is the adjective peely-wally? Fewer than 0.01 occurrences per million words in modern written English.