Variant: or don · sy
Pronunciation: ' dän(t)-s ē
Function: adjective
Etymology: Scottish Gaelic donas evil, harm + English -ie
Date: 1720
1 dialect British : UNLUCKY
2 Scottish a : RESTIVE b : SAUCY
3 chiefly northern Midland : slightly ill
Variant: or don · sy
Pronunciation: ' dän(t)-s ē
Function: adjective
Etymology: Scottish Gaelic donas evil, harm + English -ie
Date: 1720
1 dialect British : UNLUCKY
2 Scottish a : RESTIVE b : SAUCY
3 chiefly northern Midland : slightly ill
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012