gellyadj.

Brit.

/ˈdʒɛli/, U.S.

/ˈdʒɛli/, Scottish English

/ˈdʒɛlɪ/

Etymology: Of unknown origin: connection with jolly adj. is hardly possible.

Scottish.

Worthy, pompous, well-conditioned.

ΚΠ

c1560 A. Scott Poems (S.T.S.) ii. 181 Than gelly Johine come in a jak To feild quhair he wes feidit.

1573 J. Davidson Breif Commendatioun Vprichtnes xli He..was als meit for sic Office As outher gellie Jok or Johne.

1648 R. Baillie Let. 27 Mar. (1842) III. 32 Your Nephew, I hope, shall prove a gelly ladd.

1788 E. Picken Poems & Epist. 180 To the west, thy gelly mouth Stood wide to a'.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gelly
释义	gellyadj. Brit. /ˈdʒɛli/, U.S. /ˈdʒɛli/, Scottish English /ˈdʒɛlɪ/ Etymology: Of unknown origin: connection with jolly adj. is hardly possible. Scottish. Worthy, pompous, well-conditioned. ΚΠ c1560 A. Scott Poems (S.T.S.) ii. 181 Than gelly Johine come in a jak To feild quhair he wes feidit. 1573 J. Davidson Breif Commendatioun Vprichtnes xli He..was als meit for sic Office As outher gellie Jok or Johne. 1648 R. Baillie Let. 27 Mar. (1842) III. 32 Your Nephew, I hope, shall prove a gelly ladd. 1788 E. Picken Poems & Epist. 180 To the west, thy gelly mouth Stood wide to a'. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1560
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