aff-loof

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Scots[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

aff loof, aff luif, aff luiff
aff-leef (Ulster)

Etymology[edit]

aff +‎ loof

Adverb[edit]

aff-loof (not comparable)

Without delay, at once; extempore, on the spur of the moment; by heart.

Adjective[edit]

aff-loof (comparative mair aff-loof, superlative maist aff-loof)

unpremeditated; careless, free and easy

References[edit]

“aff-loof, adv., adv. phr., adj.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

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