gurly
Americanadjective
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Slang. girly; relating to or characteristic of a girl; feminine or effeminate.
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Scot.. rough or harsh.
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Scot.. resembling a gurgle in sound; gurgling.
noun
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gurlies
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Read aloud, the adjective "gurly" might sound like an unlikely description of the North Sea, but not half as unlikely as a reference to "lumps / of water".
From The Guardian ● May 3, 2013
Ye'll have to look in the gurly face o'm, where it's ill to look, and vain to look for mercy.
From Weir of Hermiston by Robert Louis Stevenson
But, hitherto, he had not infringed on the gurly one's other monopolies.
From The House with the Green Shutters by George Douglas Brown
The pilot said, "A gurly day, sir;" and the monkey gave a responsive shiver.
From The Romance of the Coast by James Runciman
And through it all the gurly old fellow kept a brave front to the world.
From The House with the Green Shutters by George Douglas Brown
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