Meaning category
Scottish weather words and conditions
Weather vocabulary is one of the fastest ways to notice local meaning. These entries separate cold, soaked, muddy, pale, and dreary rather than treating them as interchangeable.
What this category clarifies
Weather vocabulary is one of the fastest ways to notice local meaning. These entries separate cold, soaked, muddy, pale, and dreary rather than treating them as interchangeable.
5 useful entries
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Meaning and examplesdreichDreary, bleak, tedious, or unpleasantly long-drawn-out.Meaning and examplesdrookitSoaking wet or completely drenched.Meaning and examplesclartyDirty, muddy, sticky, messy, or unpleasantly smeared.Meaning and examplesbalticExtremely cold.Meaning and examplespeely-wallyPale, washed-out, weak-looking, or unwell in appearance.