mì-shnasail

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From mì-shnas (“inelegance”) +‎ -ail (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

mì-shnasail

homely, uncomely, inelegant, botchy

Related terms

mì-shnasaich (“botch”, verb)
mì-shnasaire m (“botcher”)

References

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

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