PEELY-WALLY


Meaning of PEELY-WALLY in English

[ 'pi:lɪwɒli , ˌpi:lɪ'wali ]

■ adjective Scottish pale and sickly.

Origin

C19: prob. imitative of a whining sound.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.