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单词 glaikit
释义

glaikit

or glaik·et

[ gley-kit ]
/ ˈgleɪ kɪt /

adjective Chiefly Scot.

foolish; giddy; flighty.

Origin of glaikit

1400–50; late Middle English < ?

Words nearby glaikit

Gladstone bag, Gladstone, William Ewart, Gladwrap, Gladys, Glagolitic, glaikit, glair, glaire, glairy, glaive, glam
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Example sentences from the Web for glaikit

  • The glaikit limmers, will they no be content wi their ain game, but maun turn common thieves?

    At War with Society or, Tales of the Outcasts|James McLevy
  • They were of the glaikit kind ye can always hear loang before ye see.

    The House with the Green Shutters|George Douglas Brown

British Dictionary definitions for glaikit

glaikit

glaiket

/ (ˈɡleɪkɪt) /

adjective

Scot foolish; silly; thoughtlessa glaiket expression

Derived forms of glaikit

glaikitness or glaiketness, noun

Word Origin for glaikit

C15: of obscure origin
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