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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†FRAGALENT, adj. Also fragrant.
1. Advantageous, profitable (Ayr. 1825 Jam.); thriving, flourishing.Bnff.2 1930:
“Your ley crap's yalla an stucken like.” “Ay, it's nae very fragrant.”
2. “Undermining” (Rnf. 1825 Jam.).
[The forms and deriv. of the word are obscure. Phs. orig. a corrupt form of flagrant, with extended meanings.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Fragalent adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/fragalent>
