braw

Fine in Scotland

Braw is a Scottish word meaning fine, good, or handsome.

It describes something admirable or pleasing: a braw day, a braw lad.

The word appears in Robert Burns and other Scottish literature, and remains in use in Scotland today, though it sounds distinctly regional elsewhere.

Scottish

bonnie

Scottish for pretty

Edinburgh · kilt · clan · thistle · loch · ceilidh · whisky · heather · haggis · Burns

handsome

bonnie

Scottish for pretty

dashing · fine · handsome · comely · fair · fetching · gallant · well-favored · pleasing · winsome

excellent

fine

Acceptable in quality

wonderful · superb · first-rate · magnificent · fantastic · brilliant · marvelous · top-notch · smashing · cracking

Opposites
appearance/attractiveness

brawugly

Displeasing to look at

hideous · unsightly · ill-favored · homely · plain

quality/excellence

brawpoor

Lacking sufficient resources

shabby · inferior · worthless · shoddy · wretched

Phrases
Family

brave, brawl, brawling, brawls, brawler, brawled, brawlers

Familiarity
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Profile
Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G