scéiniúil

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From scéin +‎ -úil.

Adjective

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scéiniúil (genitive singular feminine scéiniúla, plural scéiniúla, comparative scéiniúla)

  1. frightening, terrifying
  2. frightened looking, wild-eyed
    Synonym: scéinsúileach
  3. garish, loud (gaudy), violent (intensely vivid), glaring

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References

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  1. ^ scéiniúil”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scénmar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ scéiniúil”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

Further reading

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