What does camstairy mean?
Camstairy means (archaic, Scotland) unruly; unmanageable.
Camstairy
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Meaning
(archaic, Scotland) unruly; unmanageable.
Example Sentences
"Ah!" he said again, with a reproving wag of the head, for he knew now what was coming,--"idols are perverse, camstairy things at best, you know, and a bit out of date too.
My faither was on a strong mare, and I was on a bit powney; and amang the cattle there was a camstairy three-year-auld bull, that wad neither hup nor drive.
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Word Forms
- more camstairy
- most camstairy
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"Ah!" he said again, with a reproving wag of the head, for he knew now what was coming,--"idols are perverse, camstairy things at best, you know, and a bit out of date too.
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