squally

[ skwaw-lee ]

adjective,squal·li·er, squal·li·est.

Origin of squally

First recorded in 1710–20; squall¹ + -y¹

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Their marriage is squally: Cristina had been a dentist in Mexico, but her qualification means nothing in Nebraska.
Death in the Heartland: What Happened to Steven Haataja? | Tim Teeman | March 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
In the squally pit of criticism, Wood is the brightest beacon and the biggest target.
James Wood Gets Personal | Jimmy So | December 21, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
The ensuing day the weather was still squally and unsettled.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2] | Phillip Parker King
"Looks rather squally in Europe," Courtney observed, as the dice were deciding the privilege of signing the check.
The Colonel of the Red Huzzars | John Reed Scott
Matters look squally ahead, no hay, and grass not an ell high, and growing downwards at that.
Journal of a Trip to California by the Overland Route Across the Plains in 1850-51 | E. S. (Eleazer Stillman) Ingalls

I've been a listenin' to you and that lubber that doesn't know a whale's a fish, and it looks squally to me.
Belford's Magazine, Vol. II, No. 3, February 1889 | Various
On the 9th at nine o'clock in the morning the weather became squally and a body of thick black clouds collected in the east.
A Voyage to the South Sea | William Bligh

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