单词 | oorie |
释义 | oorie/ˈuːri/(also ourie, owrie, ourey) Scottish and Irish English (northern) adjective 1Dismal, gloomy; cheerless; miserable as a result of cold, illness, etc. 2 Scottish. Of a thing: uncanny, disquieting; = eerie. OriginLate 18th century; earliest use found in Robert Burns (1759–1796), poet. Origin uncertain. Sc. National Dict. s.v. ourie adjective suggests derivation ultimately from a variant of owl or owl; compare also Scots oor to huddle with cold, shiver, oorit cold, shivery. |
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