mì-dhealbh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

mì- +‎ dealbh

Verb

mì-dhealbh (past mhì-dhealbh, future mì-dhealbhaidh, verbal noun mì-dhealbh, past participle mì-dhealbhte)

1. deform, misshape

Noun

mì-dhealbh m (genitive singular mì-dhealbha, no plural)

1. absurdity, inconsistency
2. mismanagement
3. unseemliness, unshapeliness

Synonyms

• (mismanagement): mì-stiùireadh, an-riaghailt, mì-riaghladh