ˈkaily, a. Sc. rare.
[f. kail, kale + -y.]
1. Besmeared with kail.
| a 1605 Polwart Flyting w. Montgomerie 777 Pudding pricker..Kailly lippes. |
2. nonce-use. Having the characteristics of the ‘kailyard school’: see kale-yard 2.
| 1897 Academy 3 Dec. 378/1 It is impossible to avoid the term ‘Kailyard’ in this connexion. More than a little kaily is the work. |