Scottish - definition, transcription
noun
adjective
'Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as 'Scotch broth' or 'Scotch whiskey' or 'Scotch plaid'
Extra examples
He spoke with a Scottish accent.
Robert Burns was a great Scottish poet.
'Scottish' tends to be the more formal term as in 'The Scottish Symphony' or 'Scottish authors' or 'Scottish mountains'
'Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as 'Scotch broth' or 'Scotch whiskey' or 'Scotch plaid'
...a Scottish uncle who regards any pronouncement from the government as ignorable blatherskite...
...a bonny child dressed in traditional Scottish clothing...
...warm and canny under the woolen bedcovers, we didn't mind the chilly Scottish nights...
...an eccentric who designed his house to look like a Scottish castle...
...decided to clothe himself in traditional Scottish garb for the celebration...
...the Scottish innkeeper advised swimming in the nearby stank only if the prospect of hypothermia seemed appealing...
...back in olden days when strollers and vagabonds wandered the Scottish countryside...
...a fable about the tarry of two Americans in a Scottish village that every century magically comes into existence for a day...
Philip feared Edward would lay claim to the Scottish crown.
Has the Scottish contingent arrived yet?
Scottish rugby fans are licking their lips in anticipation.
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