Real
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REAL, adj., adv. and sb. Sc. Irel. Yks. Lan. I.Ma. Lin.
Sus. Amer. Also written reeal w.Yks.; and in forms raal n.Sc.; rael Sc. Ir. I.Ma.; rale Sc. Lan. [riəl, rēl.]
- adj. In phr. a real laddie boy, a mischievous, lively boy. w.Yks. Dick France wor what they call a reeal laddie boy, up to all maks o' mischief an larks, Hartley Clock Alm. (1887) 39.
- Comb. Real titlark, the tree pipit, Anthus trivialis. Sus. The Brighton birdcatchers' name (F.E.S.); Knox Ornith. Rambles, 204.
- Eminently good in any way; true, staunch. Sc. (Jam.)
- adv. Very, extremely, thoroughly. Sc. He's whustlin' rale weel the day, Wright Life (1897) 4. n.Sc. I'm raal gled to see ye, Gordon Carglen (1891) 130. Cai.1 Moses Jacob is here again, real lek himsel.’ Abd. Janet jist traited Archie rale cruel, Abd. Wkly. Free Press (Sept. 1, 1900). Kcd. He's rael unweel, Grant Lays (1884) 56. Per. Cleland Inchbracken (1883) 10, ed. 1887. w.Sc. She's a rale dacent body, Macdonald Settlement (1869) 165, ed. 1877. Fif. Sir, I'm rale sorry, Heddle Marget (1899) 200. Ayr. He thocht it was to be a real enterteenin' ane, Service Notandums (1890) 5. Lnk. I've got a rale bad cauld, Murdoch Doric Lyre (1873) 40. Gall. I'm rale dootfu', Crockett Bog-Myrtle (1895) 314. Ir. That's rael iligant entirely, Barlow Martin's Company (1896) 12. Yks. I was real mad (C.C.R.). Lan. Red curtains and a Brussels carpet. Rale 'andsome, Longman's Mag. (Aug. 1895) 395. I.Ma. It isn' every fool that's fit to make a rael good lie, Brown Doctor (1887)
- n.Lin.1 Real raainy. Ther's a real hot fire gettin' ready for us. [Amer. I was real pleased when David said you was goin' to be here to dinner, Westcott David Harum (1900) xxii.]
- sb. Reality. Dmf. From the dreigh real o' wark shrinking, Thom Jock o' Knowe (1878) 25.
REAL, see Rail, sb.24, Royal, adj.
