- gleg⇄adv. glegly.
- gleg⇄gleg (1), adjective.
(Scottish and Northern English.)
1. quick in perception; sharp-sighted; quick-witted.
2. quick in action.
3. lively; cheerful.
Ex. Dr. Dinwiddie was a gleg man, of a jocose nature (John Galt).
4 - gleg⇄noun glegness.