glaikit

or glaik·et

[ gley-kit ]

/ ˈgleɪ kɪt /

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adjective Chiefly Scot.

foolish; giddy; flighty.

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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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How to use glaikit in a sentence

They were of the glaikit kind ye can always hear loang before ye see.
The House with the Green Shutters|George Douglas Brown
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

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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