mì-loinneil

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From mì-loinn (“awkwardness, untidiness, want of order; irregularity; impropriety; inelegance, ungracefulness”) +‎ -eil (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

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mì-loinneil

  1. awkward, disordered, untidy
  2. irregular
  3. disfigured
  4. improper
  5. inelegant

Derived terms

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References

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “mì-loinneil”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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