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peely-wally

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Scotland: /ˈpiliˌwali/
  • UK: /ˈpiːliwali/
  • UK: /piːliˈwali/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

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adj

Meaning 1

Pale, pasty; off-color or ill-looking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Scotland, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Scots peely-wally.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: blass — pale, off-color
  • German: bleich — pale, off-color
  • German: fahl — pale, off-color
  • German: kränklich — pale, off-color