skivieadj.
/ˈskiːvi/, /ˈskʌɪvi/, U.S. /ˈskivi/, /ˈskaɪvi/, Scottish English /ˈskivɪ/ Scottish.
Harebrained; mentally deranged.
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1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Skaivie, harebrained; applied to one who acts as if in a delirium, or on the borders of insanity.
1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet II. vii. 144 ‘He means mad,’ said the party appealed to... ‘Ye have it—ye have it,’ said Peter, ‘that is, not clean skivie, but—’.
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