gleg´ness

gleg´ness
gleg1 «glehg», adjective. Scottish and Northern English.
1. quick in perception; sharp-sighted; quick-witted.
2. quick in action.
3. lively; cheerful: »

Dr. Dinwiddie was a gleg man, of a jocose nature (John Galt).

4. sharp, as a knife.
[< Scandinavian (as in Old Icelandic gleggr)]
gleg´ly, adverb.
gleg´ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • gleg — gleg; gleg·ly; gleg·ness; …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • gleg´ly — gleg1 «glehg», adjective. Scottish and Northern English. 1. quick in perception; sharp sighted; quick witted. 2. quick in action. 3. lively; cheerful: »Dr. Dinwiddie was a gleg man, of a jocose nature (John Galt) …   Useful english dictionary

  • glegness — gleg·ness …   English syllables

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