# wurly

**Pronunciation:** WURLY

**CEFR level:** A2

**Part of speech:** adjective

## Meaning

Wurly means , Scotland) Of an object: derisorily small, tiny; of a person: puny, stunted.

## Examples

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

## Common patterns

- wurly + noun — Use wurly before a noun to describe that quality. — The writer described a wurly reaction.
- become wurly — Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — The discussion became wurly near the end.

## Collocations

- wurly behavior — The teacher calmly handled the wurly behavior.
- wurly tone — The email had an wurly tone.

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