| 释义 |
haggly, a.|ˈhæglɪ|
[f. as prec. + -y.]
1. Bearing the marks of having been haggled or unevenly and clumsily cut. dial.
1825in Jamieson. 1887S. Cheshire Gloss., Haggly, hacked uneven.
2. a. Characterized by haggling about terms. b. Moving with obstruction and difficulty.
1864Carlyle Fredk. Gt. IV. 347 A haggly settlement. 1865Ibid. xiii. v. V. 55 It is hoped the Insurrection will go well, and not prove haggly, or hang-fire in the details. |