gurly en · ADJ · etymology 1
Etymology
From gurl (“to growl or snarl”) + -y.
Meanings
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(Scotland) Fierce and stormy.
a gurly wind
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(Scotland) Unfriendly, irritable, surly.
"Damn the gurly brute!" Postie complained once; "when I passed a pleasand remark about the weather the other morning, he just looked at me and blew the reek of his pipe in my face. And that was his only answer!"
1901, George Douglas Brown, The House with the Green Shutters, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co., page 325:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most gurly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more gurly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |