strìtheil

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From strì +‎ -eil.

Adjective

strìtheil

1. contentious, quarrelsome, causing disturbance
2. exerting oneself earnestly, striving emulous

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “strìtheil”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN