sharny en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈʃɑːni/ (UK)
Etymology
From sharn + -y.
Meanings
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(Scotland) Covered in dung.
Between her and the sharny-toed brier-ragged heather-nibbling boys had been no kinship […].
1955, Robin Jenkins, The Cone-Gatherers, Canongate, published 2012, page 168:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more sharny | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most sharny | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |