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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
FECHIE-LEGHIE, adj. Also feghie (Abd. 1808 Jam.). Insipid, inactive (Abd. 1825 Jam.).
[A reduplicative imit. formation prob. based on faichless, Feckless.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Fechie-leghie adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/fechieleghie>
