Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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‡JINIPPEROUS, adj., n. Also jinnip(e)rous. [dʒɪ′nɪp(ə)rəs]
I. adj. Spruce, trim, smartly turned-out; finical, over-particular, stiff (Abd. 1825 Jam., 1868 J. Riddell Abd. & its Folk 15, jinniperous, Abd. 1959).Abd. 1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xlvi.:
I'll be boun' Sir Seemon 'imsel' canna turn oot ane wi' a mair jinniprous heid-piece.Abd. 1880 G. Webster Crim. Officer 114:
For ony sma' jinniprous thing he was rael neat han'it.Abd. 1995 Flora Garry Collected Poems 42:
A weeda umman, fresh an swack,
Jinniprous an genteel,
A pillar o the Guild an Choir
An the W.R.I. as weel.
II. n. A vain little person.Abd.13 1910:
A gey jinniperous o' a crater.
