aff-loof
Scots
Alternative forms
- aff loof, aff luif, aff luiff
- aff-leef (Ulster)
Etymology
aff + loof
Adverb
aff-loof (not comparable)
- Without delay, at once; extempore, on the spur of the moment; by heart.
Adjective
aff-loof (comparative mair aff-loof, superlative maist aff-loof)
- unpremeditated; careless, free and easy
References
- “aff-loof, adv., adv. phr., adj.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.