mì-dhòigheil

See also: mì-dhoigheil

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From mì-dhòigh (“want of method; awkwardness; absurdity”) +‎ -eil (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

mì-dhòigheil

  1. awkward, unmethodical
  2. ill-tempered
  3. absurd
  4. disorderly, disorganized

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “mì-dhòigheil”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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