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bairnliest

bairnliest is the superlative form of bairnly.

Meaning of bairnly

Adjective

bairnly (comparative more bairnly, superlative most bairnly)

  1. (Scotland, rare) Bairnlike; childish.
    • Woman thour't but a bairnlie playke, / Wi' nought but beauty's blossom; / But, thour't a flow'r of heavenly pow'r, / Wi' pity in thy bosom:1813, Allan Cunningham, “The Rosie Cheek”, in Songs: Chiefly in the Rural Language of Scotland, verse 3, page 50
    Synonyms:
    infantile, puerile

Questions about bairnliest

What is bairnliest the superlative form of?
Bairnliest is the superlative form of bairnly.

Words near bairnliest in the dictionary

  1. bairned
  2. bairnhood
  3. bairning
  4. bairnish
  5. bairnless
  6. bairnliest
  7. bairnlike
  8. bairnly
  9. bairns
  10. Bairnsdale
  11. Bairnsdalian

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