"squally" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈskwɔːli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-squally.wav [Southern-England] Forms: squallier [comparative], more squally [comparative], squalliest [superlative], most squally [superlative]
Etymology: From squall + -y; from 1719. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|squall|y|id2=adjectival}} squall + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} squally (comparative squallier or more squally, superlative squalliest or most squally)
  1. Characterized by squalls, or sudden violent bursts of wind; gusty.
    Sense id: en-squally-en-adj-yai1D57U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 29 11 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 24 24 27 25
  2. Producing or characteristic of loud wails.
    Sense id: en-squally-en-adj-O8vEz2no Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 29 11 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 24 24 27 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: squallish Derived forms: squalliness
Etymology number: 1

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈskwɔːli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-squally.wav [Southern-England] Forms: squallier [comparative], more squally [comparative], squalliest [superlative], most squally [superlative]
Etymology: Probably related to scall + -y. Etymology templates: {{m|en|scall}} scall, {{suf|en||y|id2=adjectival}} + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} squally (comparative squallier or more squally, superlative squalliest or most squally)
  1. (UK, obsolete) Having unproductive wet spots due to poor drainage. Tags: UK, obsolete
    Sense id: en-squally-en-adj-1jm2Uqyt Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 29 11 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 24 24 27 25
  2. (weaving, of cloth) Not equally good throughout; not uniform; uneven; faulty. Categories (topical): Weaving
    Sense id: en-squally-en-adj-CZbhCsgV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 29 11 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 24 24 27 25 Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles, weaving
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        "manufacturing",
        "textiles",
        "weaving"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈskwɔːli/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-squally.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c6/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-squally.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-squally.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c6/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-squally.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-squally.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "squally"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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