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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
UNWARLDLY, adj. Also unwarly, unwaarlie (Cai.). Sc. forms and usages of Eng. unworldly:
1. Unearthly, eerie, “spooky”.Ags. 1880 J. E. Watt Poet. Sk. 19:
He uttered a weird unwarldly croup.
2. Uncouth, unwieldly, ungainly, clumsy (Cai. 1905 E.D.D., Cai. 1939).
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