squally

IPA: skwˈɔɫi

adjective

  • Characterized by squalls, or sudden violent bursts of wind; gusty.
  • Producing or characteristic of loud wails.
  • (UK, obsolete) Having unproductive wet spots due to poor drainage.
  • (weaving, of cloth) Not equally good throughout; not uniform; uneven; faulty.
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Examples of "squally" in Sentences

  • The area experienced squally weather but was otherwise unaffected.
  • Squally weather prevented his using a 40 foot motor launch as picket.
  • The squally weather caused the platform to ram into the rig, killing 3.
  • The system's main effect on land was squally weather on the indward Islands.
  • The island experienced bands of squally weather in association with the storm.

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