aff-loof

Scots

Alternative forms

• aff loof, aff luif, aff luiff
• aff-leef (Ulster)

Etymology

aff +‎ loof

Adverb

aff-loof (not comparable)

1. Without delay, at once; extempore, on the spur of the moment; by heart.

Adjective

aff-loof (comparative mair aff-loof, superlative maist aff-loof)

1. unpremeditated; careless, free and easy

References

• “aff-loof, adv., adv. phr., adj.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.