of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language; Scots Gaelic; the Scots community in New York; `Scottish tends to be the more formal term as in `The Scottish Symphony or `Scottish authors or `Scottish mountains; `Scotch is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as `Scotch broth or `Scotch whiskey or `Scotch plaid
Scottish (adj.)
the dialect of English used in Scotland
[ Syn: scottish , scots , scots english ]