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.
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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
Hence the burly and gurly man was prim as an old maid with regard to his belongings.
From The House with the Green Shutters by Brown, George Douglas
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 Stevenson, Robert Louis
They hadna sail'd a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind blew loud And gurly grew the sea.
From English Songs and Ballads by Crosland, T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson)
But, hitherto, he had not infringed on the gurly one's other monopolies.
From The House with the Green Shutters by Brown, George Douglas
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