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English

Adjective

squally

characterized by squalls

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Squally \Squall"y\ (-[y^]), a.
1. Abounding with squalls; disturbed often with sudden and
violent gusts of wind; gusty; as, squally weather.
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2. (Agric.) Interrupted by unproductive spots; -- said of a
field of turnips or grain. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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3. (Weaving) Not equally good throughout; not uniform;
uneven; faulty; -- said of cloth.
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WordNet squally
adj 1: characterized by short periods of noisy commotion; "a home
life that has been extraordinarily squally" [syn: squalling]
2: characterized by brief periods of violent wind or rain; "a
gray squally morning"

Moby Dictionary
aeolian , airish , airy , blasty , blowy , blustering , blusterous ,
blustery , boreal , breezy , brisk , castellatus , cirrose , cirrous ,
cloud-flecked , clouded , cloudy , cumuliform , cumulous , dark , dirty ,
drafty , favonian , flawy , fresh , gloomy , gusty , heavy , lenticularis ,
mammatus , nebulous , nimbose , nubilous , overcast , overclouded ,
puffy , stormy , stratiform , stratous , thunderheaded , windy