peely-wallyadj.

Brit.

/ˈpiːlɪwali/, U.S.

/ˈpiliˌwɑli/,

/ˈpiliˌwæli/, Scottish English

/ˈpilɪwalɪ/

Forms: 1800s– peelie-wallie, 1800s– peely-wally, 1900s– peely-whally.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: peelie adj.

Etymology: Reduplication (with variation of initial consonant and vowel) of peelie adj.

Originally and chiefly Scottish.

Pale; sickly; thin; feeble.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > [adjective] > in state of ill health or diseased > looking ill

wanc700

sunken?a1505

wersh?a1505

wearisha1535

waryish1565

sunk1578

chap-fallen1597

chop-fallen1604

squalid1661

sallow1747

sallowish1753

peaked1804

shilpit1813

shirpit1821

peely-wally1832

peakish1836

the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adjective] > weak (of immaterial things)

thin?c1225

wateryc1230

feeble1393

wash1548

waterish1549

fadea1554

limping1577

dilute1605

lank1607

languid1622

water gruel1630

invalid1635

sinewless1644

exsanguine1647

flaccid1647

diluted1681

wishy-washy1693

tiffany1694

foible1715

rickety1738

faintly1771

unrobust1775

pale1820

peely-wally1832

muscleless1841

weakling1848

weedy?1858

feeblose1882

papery1924

the world > matter > colour > state or mode of having colour > absence of colour > [adjective] > pale

blackeOE

blokec1200

blakec1275

fadec1290

bleykea1300

palisha1398

wanned1494

ashy?1541

wearish-coloured1548

wanny1555

wheyish1560

bleak1566

paly1568

ghastly1574

blankish1580

sick1599

palled1601

ashied1613

lurid1656

lunar1742

wax-like1748

ashen1808

unbrightened1827

waxy1835

peely-wally1895

waxen-hued1916

1832 A. Henderson Prov. 208 Peelie, thin; meagre.—Peelie-wallie, thin; sickly.

1833 J. Kennedy Geordie Chalmers 81 But may I ride on the win' wi' auld Nanee Logan, the witch o' Glenteerie, when I gang to siccan a peely-wally concern again!

1895 W. Stewart Lilts 104 The sun sen's forth its flickerin' rays, Fu' peely-wally wan.

1904 ‘H. Foulis’ Erchie xii. 73 I was a kind o' eccentric peely-wally soul, because I sometimes dried the dishes.

1962 A. MacLeod Eighth Seal vi. 71 The wee Englishman is too peelywally to start any scrapping.

1971 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 21 Mar. (Mag. section) 5 There's another type [of worm] which in the very young stage is peely-wally slimey green.

2000 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) 27 Aug. (Mag.) 28 (caption) With enough attitude and the right threads, even the most peely-wally among us can be the last of the red hot mommas.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peely-wally
释义	peely-wallyadj. Brit. /ˈpiːlɪwali/, U.S. /ˈpiliˌwɑli/, /ˈpiliˌwæli/, Scottish English /ˈpilɪwalɪ/ Forms: 1800s– peelie-wallie, 1800s– peely-wally, 1900s– peely-whally. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: peelie adj. Etymology: Reduplication (with variation of initial consonant and vowel) of peelie adj. Originally and chiefly Scottish. Pale; sickly; thin; feeble. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > [adjective] > in state of ill health or diseased > looking ill wanc700 sunken?a1505 wersh?a1505 wearisha1535 waryish1565 sunk1578 chap-fallen1597 chop-fallen1604 squalid1661 sallow1747 sallowish1753 peaked1804 shilpit1813 shirpit1821 peely-wally1832 peakish1836 the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adjective] > weak (of immaterial things) thin?c1225 wateryc1230 feeble1393 wash1548 waterish1549 fadea1554 limping1577 dilute1605 lank1607 languid1622 water gruel1630 invalid1635 sinewless1644 exsanguine1647 flaccid1647 diluted1681 wishy-washy1693 tiffany1694 foible1715 rickety1738 faintly1771 unrobust1775 pale1820 peely-wally1832 muscleless1841 weakling1848 weedy?1858 feeblose1882 papery1924 the world > matter > colour > state or mode of having colour > absence of colour > [adjective] > pale blackeOE blokec1200 blakec1275 fadec1290 bleykea1300 palisha1398 wanned1494 ashy?1541 wearish-coloured1548 wanny1555 wheyish1560 bleak1566 paly1568 ghastly1574 blankish1580 sick1599 palled1601 ashied1613 lurid1656 lunar1742 wax-like1748 ashen1808 unbrightened1827 waxy1835 peely-wally1895 waxen-hued1916 1832 A. Henderson Prov. 208 Peelie, thin; meagre.—Peelie-wallie, thin; sickly. 1833 J. Kennedy Geordie Chalmers 81 But may I ride on the win' wi' auld Nanee Logan, the witch o' Glenteerie, when I gang to siccan a peely-wally concern again! 1895 W. Stewart Lilts 104 The sun sen's forth its flickerin' rays, Fu' peely-wally wan. 1904 ‘H. Foulis’ Erchie xii. 73 I was a kind o' eccentric peely-wally soul, because I sometimes dried the dishes. 1962 A. MacLeod Eighth Seal vi. 71 The wee Englishman is too peelywally to start any scrapping. 1971 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 21 Mar. (Mag. section) 5 There's another type [of worm] which in the very young stage is peely-wally slimey green. 2000 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) 27 Aug. (Mag.) 28 (caption) With enough attitude and the right threads, even the most peely-wally among us can be the last of the red hot mommas. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1832
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