TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
diail1, f. (gs. ~e, pl. ~eanna). Dial.
diail2, a1. Devilish; terrible, remarkable, wonderful. Is ~ an rud é, it is a devilishly strange thing. Is ~ an reathaí é, he is a terrific runner. Is ~ an mac é, he is a surprising fellow, a great lad. Is ~ an obair nár labhair sé linn, it is very strange that he didn’t speak to us. Tá sé go ~ chun óil, he is a demon for drink. Tá sé ag déanamh go ~, he is doing splendidly. ~ corrach, devilishly rough. ~ maith, exceedingly good. Go ~! Splendid!