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toirmeascach — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • accidental adj Happening by chance rather than on purpose.
  • inhibitory adj That inhibits.
  • mischievous adj Fond of playful teasing or harmless pranks.
  • preventive adj Intended to stop a problem, illness, or danger before it occurs.

Senses

toirmeascach is used for these senses in English:

  • accidental Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; by accident, unintentional. [from 16th c.]
  • inhibitory That inhibits.
  • mischievous Causing mischief; injurious.
  • obstructive Causing obstructions.
  • preventive Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to.

accidental — full definition

  1. adj Happening by chance rather than on purpose.
  2. adj Not essential to the basic nature of something; incidental.

inhibitory — full definition

  1. adj That inhibits.
  2. adj Of, or relating to an inhibitor.

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