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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1900-1929
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‡DAELESS, adj. Helpless, feeble, useless (Slg.3 1940). Also irreg. deelus.Arg.1 1929:
She's a poor deelus-lookin crayter.Uls. 1900 A.M'Ilroy Craig-Linnie Burn 23:
Ye'r a maist daeless, extravagant wumman.
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"Daeless adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 6 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/daeless>
