CEFR B1

gaelic

adjective

Meaning

gaelic means of or relating to the Gaels, the Goidel peoples of Scotland and Ireland, and the Manx, or their languages. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as gaelic.
A gaelic tone can change the mood of a conversation.

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gaelic (B1)

adjective

Definition

Examples

The writer described the response as gaelic.
A gaelic tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became gaelic after the announcement.

How to Use gaelic

gaelic + noun (collocation): Use gaelic before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a gaelic reaction."
become gaelic (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became gaelic near the end."

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