Definition of peely-wally in English:

peely-wally

(also peely-wallie)

adjective ˌpiːlɪˈwaliˈpiːlɪwɒli

Scottish

Pale and sickly in appearance.
〈苏格兰〉（面容）苍白病态的
his face assumes a peely-wally hue
他面露病色。
Example sentencesExamples
- A cloudless sky allowed a hearty sun to toast our peely-wally skin when we stopped in Glencoe for our picnic.
- Among a sea of peely-wally politicians at their HQ on Edinburgh's George IV Bridge Tommy stands out like a peacock among penguins.
- So, as he exposes his Caledonian features to California's burning rays, he'll be enabling some more movie types to put a peely-wally face to a name.
- It's quite disheartening for a peely-wally Scot, but it sure is easy on the eye.
- That's prim as in a sea of peely-wally, defiantly untoned flesh.
Synonyms
white, pallid, pasty, pasty-faced, wan, colourless, anaemic, bloodless, washed out, peaky, peakish, ashen, ashen-faced, ashy, chalky, chalk-white, grey, whitish, white-faced, whey-faced, waxen, waxy, blanched, drained, pinched, green, ghastly, sickly, sallow, as white as a sheet, as white as a ghost, deathly pale, cadaverous, corpse-like, looking as if one had seen a ghost

Origin

Mid 19th century: probably imitative of a whining sound.

单词	peely-wally
释义	Definition of peely-wally in English: peely-wally (also peely-wallie) adjective ˌpiːlɪˈwaliˈpiːlɪwɒli Scottish Pale and sickly in appearance. 〈苏格兰〉（面容）苍白病态的 his face assumes a peely-wally hue 他面露病色。 Example sentencesExamples A cloudless sky allowed a hearty sun to toast our peely-wally skin when we stopped in Glencoe for our picnic. Among a sea of peely-wally politicians at their HQ on Edinburgh's George IV Bridge Tommy stands out like a peacock among penguins. So, as he exposes his Caledonian features to California's burning rays, he'll be enabling some more movie types to put a peely-wally face to a name. It's quite disheartening for a peely-wally Scot, but it sure is easy on the eye. That's prim as in a sea of peely-wally, defiantly untoned flesh. Synonyms white, pallid, pasty, pasty-faced, wan, colourless, anaemic, bloodless, washed out, peaky, peakish, ashen, ashen-faced, ashy, chalky, chalk-white, grey, whitish, white-faced, whey-faced, waxen, waxy, blanched, drained, pinched, green, ghastly, sickly, sallow, as white as a sheet, as white as a ghost, deathly pale, cadaverous, corpse-like, looking as if one had seen a ghost Origin Mid 19th century: probably imitative of a whining sound.
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