waily

English

Etymology

From wail +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈweɪli/
• Rhymes: -eɪli

Adjective

waily (comparative wailier, superlative wailiest)

1. Tending to wail; complaining.
2. Resembling or characteristic of a wail.
   • 2013, Joanna Nadin, The Rachel Riley Diaries: My So-Called Life:

     I distinctly saw merriment (upper school goths and Suzy nodding their heads to waily music) through the window.