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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
WEAKY, adj. Moist (Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.). Also weakiness, moisture (Ib.).
[The word has been borrowed from n. Eng. where it has acquired this extended meaning, from weak + -y, adj. suff.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Weaky adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 5 Apr 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/weaky>
