dialectal
UK /ˌdaɪəˈlɛktəl/ US /ˌdaɪəˈlɛktəl/
adj 2
Definitions
adj
1
Of or relating to a dialect.
2
Peculiar to a (nonstandard) variety or lect.
Now (exc. in Nautical language, see b) it is only dialectal or an illiterate substitute for lie, its identity of form with the past tense of the latter no doubt accounting largely for the confusion.
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