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  1. peely-wally: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. peely-wally, peely-wally: Collins English Dictionary
  3. peely-wally: Wiktionary
  4. peely-wally: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ adjective:  (chiefly Scotland) Pale, pasty; off-color or ill-looking.

Similar:
white, pasty, pallid, Wally, tallow-faced, Blake, palewise, pale, palefaced, palesome, more...

Opposite:
rosy-cheeked, healthy, robust, glowing, vibrant

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Similar:
white, pasty, pallid, Wally, tallow-faced, Blake, palewise, pale, palefaced, palesome, more...

Opposite:
rosy-cheeked, healthy, robust, glowing, vibrant



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