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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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May 21, 2024 · peely - wally (not comparable) (chiefly Scotland) Pale, pasty; off-color or ill -looking. [from 19th c.]
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. apparently a reduplicated form of wally2 in the sense: faded.
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.
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.
Definition of peely-wally in English: peely-wally. Pronunciation: /ˈpiːlɪwali/ (also peely-wallie) adjective. Scottish English. pale and sickly in appearance: his face assumes a peely-wally hue. More example sentences Synonyms. Origin. mid 19th century: probably imitative of a whining sound. For editors and proofreaders. Line breaks: peely-wally.
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:
