What is another word for skilly?

Pronunciation: [skˈɪli] (IPA)

Skilly is a slang term used to describe a poor quality food or a meal that lacks taste and flavor. There are several synonyms for this word, including gruel, slop, swill, and porridge. These words are often used to describe low-quality food that is usually served in institutions such as prisons, hospitals, and military barracks. Other synonyms for skilly can be bland, insipid, tasteless, and uninspiring. These words can be used to describe food that lacks the necessary spices and seasoning to make it palatable or appetizing. In general, skilly is a word that describes food that is not considered to be of good quality, taste, or flavor.

Synonyms for Skilly:

What are the hypernyms for Skilly?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Skilly?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for skilly (as nouns)

Usage examples for Skilly

She set Rhoda in her own chair; the turf-covered embers she broke into a blaze to be prodigal of warmth; there was skilly waiting hot; there was water.
"The Unknown Sea"
Clemence Housman
"He's a skilly man, Doctor MacLure," continued my friend Mrs. Macfadyen, whose judgment on sermons or anything else was seldom at fault; "an' a kind-hearted, though o' coorse he hes his faults like us a', an' he disna tribble the Kirk often.
"Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush"
Ian Maclaren
Same as you had before-bread and water, and skilly o' Sundays!
"The History of "Punch""
M. H. Spielmann

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