Unco
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Unco is an adjective meaning (Scotland) Strange, weird.
Meaning
(Scotland) Strange, weird.
More Meanings
- (Scotland, northern UK) Very.
- (slang, New Zealand, Australia) Uncoordinated.
Example Sentences
‘Ye should tear up this carpet, Robbie,’ Uncle Peter called back over his shoulder. ‘It's most unco wearisome when a body′s leg-weary.’
And the second quean was Hope and she was near as unco as Faith, but had right bonny hair, red hair, though maybe you'd call it auburn […].
‘Aren′t he the most unco kid you ever come across?’ Norm refused to have Kevin on his boat even if he begged to be taken because he was too clumsy.
Jamie has met only two kids of women: the mainly elderly and unco good who belong to his father's congregation, and those who drink in pubs and shebeens used by nearly penniless medical students.
Synonyms for unco
Depending on context, synonyms include unco-ordinated, uncanny, remarkably, outstandingly, unusually.
Antonyms for unco
Common opposites include ordinarily, usually, normally, commonly, unremarkably.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unusually, uncanny, remarkably, outstandingly, wark, operativeness.
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