camstairyadj.

Brit.

/kam(p)ˈstɛːri/, U.S.

/ˌkæm(p)ˈstɛri/, Scottish English

/kam(p)ˈsterɪ/

Forms: Also camstairie, camstarie, camstary, camsteary, camsteirie.

Etymology: Derivation uncertain: first element apparently cam adj. crooked, awry.

Scottish.

Obstinately perverse, unruly, or wilful; fractious.

ΚΠ

1776 D. Herd Anc. & Mod. Sc. Songs (ed. 2) II. 40 When she is fou she is unco camstarie.

1844 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 No. 12. 100 He had a wild, camstary pony.

1863 ‘S. Tytler’ in Good Words Oct. 709/1 No wonder he is camsteary.

1868 G. MacDonald Robert Falconer I. 195 ‘What are ye sae camstairie for?’

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	camstairy
释义	camstairyadj. Brit. /kam(p)ˈstɛːri/, U.S. /ˌkæm(p)ˈstɛri/, Scottish English /kam(p)ˈsterɪ/ Forms: Also camstairie, camstarie, camstary, camsteary, camsteirie. Etymology: Derivation uncertain: first element apparently cam adj. crooked, awry. Scottish. Obstinately perverse, unruly, or wilful; fractious. ΚΠ 1776 D. Herd Anc. & Mod. Sc. Songs (ed. 2) II. 40 When she is fou she is unco camstarie. 1844 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 No. 12. 100 He had a wild, camstary pony. 1863 ‘S. Tytler’ in Good Words Oct. 709/1 No wonder he is camsteary. 1868 G. MacDonald Robert Falconer I. 195 ‘What are ye sae camstairie for?’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1776
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