Scottish

[skot-ish]

adjective

1. Also of or relating to Scotland, its people, or their language.

noun

1. the people of Scotland.

2. Scots.

Scottish

/ ˈskɒtɪʃ /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Scotland, its people, their Gaelic language, or their English dialect

noun

1. (functioning as plural) the Scots collectively

Confusables Note

See Scotch.

Other Word Forms

• Scottishly adverb
• Scottishness noun
• half-Scottish adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Scottish¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English, from Late Latin Scott(us) Scot + -ish ¹; replacing Old English Scyttisc

Example Sentences

Referencing objections from Green and SNP MSPs, Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay said suffering from "apparent stigma" was preferable to "being killed by drugs".

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The former Scottish Premier League football chief is now an investor in, and board member of, rugby union's proposed breakaway R360 league.

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The saltire, which was long embraced by supporters of Scottish independence, has now been unfurled for a different cause.

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It was January 2017 before the Libyan authorities provided a copy of the alleged confession to Scottish investigators, who in turn gave it to the Americans.

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Murders and suicides linked to domestic abuse are to be reviewed under new legislation backed by the Scottish Parliament.

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