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Meaning of blate | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1

/bleɪt/

Definitions

Bashful, sheepish.
Northern-England, Scotland
Dull, stupid.
Northern-England, Scotland

Examples

“You'd say Not them; fine legs, and Ma struggling into her blouse would say You're no blate. Who told you they're fine?”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

blater blatest blathersome blathery blattinine blattoid