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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 28 Apr 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/weaky>
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