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gleggest

gleggest is the superlative form of gleg.

Meaning of gleg

Adjective

gleg (comparative glegger, superlative gleggest)

  1. (Scotland) Smart; quick; brisk.
    • One patted her neck, and assured her she was the gleggest and bonniest young thing she had ever seen.1856, Thomas Hamilton, The Youth and Manhood of Cyril Thornton, page 279

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Questions about gleggest

What is gleggest the superlative form of?
Gleggest is the superlative form of gleg.

Words near gleggest in the dictionary

  1. gleewoman
  2. gleewomen
  3. gleg
  4. glegged
  5. glegger
  6. gleggest
  7. glegging
  8. Gleghorn
  9. Gleghorns
  10. glegly
  11. glegness

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