tioram

== Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish tírim. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtʃʰiɾəm/ === Adjective === tioram dry, arid, without moisture, parched barren, uninteresting, unembellished, jejune seasoned (as hay) feur tioram ― hay flippant (as in speech), pert (weather) fair uair tioram ― fair weather thirsty not seasoned, as food of an indifferent kind === References === Edward Dwelly (1911), “tioram”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN MacLennan, Malcolm (1925), A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC