ˈbȧḵ, ˈbȯḵ adjective
Etymology: perhaps of Celtic origin; akin to Scottish Gaelic beag little, short, disagreeable, trifling, Old Irish becc, bec small, Welsh bach, Breton biban
chiefly Scotland : inferior , substandard
• bauch·ly adverb
ˈbȧḵ, ˈbȯḵ adjective
Etymology: perhaps of Celtic origin; akin to Scottish Gaelic beag little, short, disagreeable, trifling, Old Irish becc, bec small, Welsh bach, Breton biban
chiefly Scotland : inferior , substandard
• bauch·ly adverb
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012