mì-dhreachail

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From mì-dhreach (“deformity, disfiguration; bad look, unpleasant appearance, unpleasant exterior”) +‎ -ail (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

mì-dhreachail

  1. deformed
  2. disfiguring
  3. not pleasant to look at, ugly
  4. botchy
  5. disfigured

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