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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From mì-dhreach (“deformity, disfiguration; bad look, unpleasant appearance, unpleasant exterior”) + -ail (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
mì-dhreachail
- deformed
- disfiguring
- not pleasant to look at, ugly
- botchy
- disfigured
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “mì-dhreachail”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN