squallier

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• squallier — squall·y || skwɔːlɪ adj. stormy; threatening to storm …   English contemporary dictionary

• squally — adjective (squallier; est) Date: 1719 1. marked by squalls 2. gusty …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• squally — /skwaw lee/, adj., squallier, squalliest. 1. characterized by squalls. 2. stormy; threatening. [1710 20; SQUALL1 + Y1] * * * …   Universalium

• squall — [skwɔ:l] noun 1》 a sudden violent gust of wind or localized storm, especially one bringing rain, snow, or sleet. 2》 a loud cry. verb (of a baby or small child) cry noisily and continuously. Derivatives squally adjective (squallier, squalliest).… …   English new terms dictionary

• squally — UK [ˈskwɔːlɪ] / US [ˈskwɔlɪ] adjective Word forms squally : adjective squally comparative squallier superlative squalliest if the weather is squally, there are short periods when the wind is suddenly very strong …   English dictionary

• squally — /ˈskwɔli/ (say skwawlee) adjective (squallier, squalliest) 1. characterised by squalls. 2. Colloquial threatening. {squall1 + y1} …  

• squall — squall1 [skwôl] n. [< Scand, as in Swed sqval, a sudden shower, downpour: for prob. base see SQUALL2] 1. a brief, violent windstorm, usually with rain or snow 2. Informal trouble or disturbance vi. to storm briefly; blow a squall squally adj.… …   English World dictionary