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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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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.
Oct 4, 2012 · Peely-wally, with the ‘wally’ pronounced to rhyme with rally, not holly, is a Scots adjectival expression meaning pale, wan and off-colour, in the sense of looking unwell and tired.
May 21, 2024 · Adjective. [edit] peely-wally (comparative mair peely-wally, superlative maist peely-wally) peely-wally, sickly, pasty.
Peely-wally definition: off colour; pale and ill-looking. See examples of PEELY-WALLY used in a sentence.
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.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. 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.
Adjective. peely wally ( not comparable) ( chiefly Scotland) Pale, pasty; off-color or ill -looking. ( from 19th c.) 1984, William Boyd, An Ice Cream War: ‘Are there no English troops out here?’ ‘A few,’ Gilzean said. ‘But they're all sick. Peely-wally lot the English, ye ken.’. 2011, Kevin McKenna, The Guardian, 3 Jul 2011:
