Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Abounding with squalls; disturbed often with sudden and violent gusts of wind: as, squally weather.
- Threatening; ominous: as, things began to look squally.
- Having unproductive spots interspersed throughout: said of a field of turnips or corn.
- Badly woven: showing knots in the thread or irregularities in the weaving: said of a textile fabric.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Abounding with squalls; disturbed often with sudden and violent gusts of wind; gusty.
- adjective (Agric.), Prov. Eng. Interrupted by unproductive spots; -- said of a field of turnips or grain.
- adjective (Weaving) Not equally good throughout; not uniform; uneven; faulty; -- said of cloth.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Characterized by
squalls , or sudden violent bursts of wind;gusty . - adjective Producing or characteristic of
loud wails . - adjective UK, dialect Interrupted by
unproductive spots , as a field of turnips or grain. - adjective weaving, of cloth Not equally good throughout; not
uniform ;uneven ;faulty .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective characterized by short periods of noisy commotion
- adjective characterized by brief periods of violent wind or rain
Etymologies
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Examples
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Wind for several days past often high, what the sailors call squally, with a rough sea and frequent rains.
XI. 1772 1909
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- Wind for several days past often high, what the sailors call squally, with a rough sea and frequent rains.
The Journal of John Woolman Woolman, John, 1720-1772 1871
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-- Wind for several days past often high, what the sailors call squally, with a rough sea and frequent rains.
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But it will be kind of squally in, say, the Hollywood area and toward Miami Beach.
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"Z-z-z-zing!" says I. "Looks kind of squally for the governess, don't it?"
Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe Sewell Ford 1907
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I've seen the time when I had more names -- Humph! Looks kind of squally off to the east'ard, don't it? "
Keziah Coffin Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907
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And it was a typical February evening in Edinburgh, squally rain giving way to a cold, howling wind, the sort of day when revolutions are postponed.
Brad Barritt revels in England's rock-like solidarity against Scotland 2012
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The rain here was accompanied by squally winds, gusting up to 87mph.
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Their music melds together a scuzzy, squally blend of rebellious gospel/folk that at times possesses the radiant buoyancy of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, and in quieter moments the seeping warmth of M Ward or intelligent, lovely meanderings of Elvis Perkins.
Heather Browne: Drew Grow Brings Rock and Roll Salvation Heather Browne 2010
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That afternoon the sky became overcast again, and squally, drizzly weather set in.
THE SEED OF McCOY 2010
fbharjo commented on the word squally
see Century definition #3
How's that for uniform squality?
August 24, 2011
100001235978556 commented on the word squally
i love this word soo funny
August 24, 2011