peelieadj.

Brit.

/ˈpiːli/, U.S.

/ˈpili/, Scottish English

/ˈpilɪ/

Forms: 1800s– peelie, 1900s– peely.

Origin: Of uncertain origin.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps (as suggested by Sc. National Dict. s.v.) originally imitative of a slight, high-pitched sound (compare peek v.²), influenced in form by pallie adj. Compare peely-wally adj.Jamieson (see quot. 1808) suggests a connection with French pelé peeled, use as adjective of past participle of peler to skin, peel (see pill v.¹, and compare peel v.¹).

Scottish.

Thin; gaunt; pale. Cf. peely-wally adj.

ΚΠ

1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Peelie, thin; meagre.

1832 A. Henderson Prov. 208 Peelie, thin; meagre.

1928 J. G. Horne Lan'wart Loon 19 But ony chappin', flang it wide, An' shov'd the peelie loon inside.

2002 Scotsman (Nexis) 6 June 20 In Tokyo station they gathered yesterday, peely white bodies in tight football tops.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peelie
释义	peelieadj. Brit. /ˈpiːli/, U.S. /ˈpili/, Scottish English /ˈpilɪ/ Forms: 1800s– peelie, 1900s– peely. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps (as suggested by Sc. National Dict. s.v.) originally imitative of a slight, high-pitched sound (compare peek v.²), influenced in form by pallie adj. Compare peely-wally adj.Jamieson (see quot. 1808) suggests a connection with French pelé peeled, use as adjective of past participle of peler to skin, peel (see pill v.¹, and compare peel v.¹). Scottish. Thin; gaunt; pale. Cf. peely-wally adj. ΚΠ 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Peelie, thin; meagre. 1832 A. Henderson Prov. 208 Peelie, thin; meagre. 1928 J. G. Horne Lan'wart Loon 19 But ony chappin', flang it wide, An' shov'd the peelie loon inside. 2002 Scotsman (Nexis) 6 June 20 In Tokyo station they gathered yesterday, peely white bodies in tight football tops. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1808
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