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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1929
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MURLY, adj. Diminutive, tiny, as of small round objects (Ork. 1963).Ork. 1929 Marw.:
Sma' murly steens . . . a sma' murly-faced ting.
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"Murly adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 4 Jun 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/murly>
