donsie

or don·sy

[ don-see, dawn- ]

adjective
  1. Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.

  2. Scot. unfortunate; ill-fated; unlucky.

  1. British Dialect. fastidious; neat; tidy.

Origin of donsie

1
1710–20; <Scots Gaelic donas harm, ill + -ie

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How to use donsie in a sentence

  • She was the daughter of a donsie mother, that could gie no name to her gets, of which she had two laddies, besides Jean.

    The Provost | John Galt
  • But what is to become of the poor donsie woman, no one can expound.