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    peely-wally
    /ˈpiːlɪwali/

    adjective

    • 1. pale and sickly in appearance: Scottish "his face assumes a peely-wally hue"

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  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › peely-wallyPEELY-WALLY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

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      or peelie-wallie or peelie-wally (ˈpiːlɪˈwælɪ ) (ˈpiːlɪˈwælɪ...

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      Scottish to whine; to complain.... Click for English...

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      Strips of skin, rind, bark, etc, that have been peeled...

  4. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › peely-wallypeely-wally - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    May 21, 2024 · Adjective. [edit] peely-wally (comparative mair peely-wally, superlative maist peely-wally) peely-wally, sickly, pasty.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › peely-wallyPEELY-WALLY Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Peely-wally definition: off colour; pale and ill-looking. See examples of PEELY-WALLY used in a sentence.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › peely-wallyPeely-wally - definition of peely-wally by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › peely-wally_adjpeely-wally adjective - Oxford English Dictionary

    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.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › peely-wallyPEELY-WALLY definition in American English | Collins 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. apparently a reduplicated form of wally2 in the sense: faded.

  9. stooryduster.co.uk › scottish-word › peely-wallyPeely-Wally. | Scottish Words Illustrated - Stooryduster

    peely-wally: pale, sickly. “You are looking rather pale and drawn Archibald. Is your new girlfriend keeping you out over late?” Pale. The Scottish Word: peely-wally with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned with the word used in context in the Scots language and in English.