glaikit

G2L1A1I1K5I1T1

adjective

Senseless; silly, foolish.

OriginScots glaikit →
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Meanings

adjectiveglaikit (comparative more glaikit, superlative most glaikit)

comparative more glaikit · superlative most glaikit

  1. Northern EnglandScotlandSenseless; silly, foolish.

    All the same, he thought, Duror had the appearance of a drunk man, unshaven, slack-mouthed, mumbling, rather glaikit.

    1955, Robin Jenkins, The Cone-Gatherers, Canongate, published 2012, page 86

Origin

  1. Scotsglaikit
  2. Scotsglaikit
  3. Englishglaikit

Borrowed from Scots glaikit.

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APA

glaikit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glaikit

MLA

“glaikit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glaikit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glaikit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glaikit.

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