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Definition of shilpit in English: shilpitadjective ˈʃɪlpɪt Scottish Pale and feeble or sickly-looking. a shilpit wee lad who is used and abused Example sentencesExamples - He excels at playing shilpit, it's true, but there's something else going on behind those piercing blue eyes today.
- The author cuts a shilpit figure, hunched over his lager and fags.
- Heaven help me, here's that shilpit creature and me hoping for once she'd slip up and be unpunctual.
- Dear me, what a shilpit bit thing ye were when I first saw ye about three months ago!
- The room was full of shilpit pointy-heids and sundry technocrats.
Synonyms weak, weakly, weakened, puny, wasted, frail, infirm, delicate, sickly, ailing, unwell, poorly, failing, helpless, powerless, impotent, enfeebled, enervated, debilitated, incapacitated, effete
Origin Early 19th century: of unknown origin. |