English
skeely
Skeely comes from Scots skeely.
- Scotsc. 1450–presentskeely
- Englishearliest quotation 1992skeely
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
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- Scotsc. 1450–presentskeely
- Englishearliest quotation 1992skeely
Earliest quotation: 1992, Alasdair Gray, Poor Things: “I now enjoy more flattering company than you ever…”
Every English word from Scots skeely
Today it means
adj Skilful.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Scots skeely / skeely