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  • adjective Characterised by squalls; stormy.

Etymologies

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squall +‎ -ish

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Examples

  • Back in the forest the crows and the blue jays were waging a bitter squallish conflict, and here and there weary toilers among the yellow grain dropped their scythes to watch the canoes drifting by.

    Canoe Boys and Campfires Adventures on Winding Waters William Murray Graydon 1905

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