| Shapes and general appearance |
| slaodaire | large clumsy person. |
| spliutaire | untidy person (duine luideach). |
| spleadhach | splay-footed. |
| fear splioch | one with splay feet. |
| cuagach | hen-toed. |
| Deformities, blemishes, scars |
| lòt | wound. |
| larach a’ bhric | pox marks. |
| mìann (f) | birthmark, mole. |
| Beauty and ugliness |
| caileag eireachdail | a good looker. |
| ’ga deanadh fhéin a suas | dolling up. |
| [cachd] | Nach eil thu cho briagach ri cù cèaird agus cachd air a thon!! |
| [salchar] | Chan eil annad ach salchar cachdach!! |
| Duine breun bruideil! | |
| Fear gun feum . | [sic] |
| Chan eil feum annad. | |
| Strength, fitness and the opposite |
| neart | strength. |
| luige | weakness. |
| sgairt | fitness. |
| duine sgairteil | a fit man. |
| duine anamhin | an unfit man. |
| anamhidheachd | unfitness. |
| fear bruidhneach | a talkative man. |
| Ways of walking, sitting, lying |
| clìobach | clumsy. Duine clìobach – a clumsy man. |
| fifeanach | figity [sic] [fidgety?]. |
| [slaod] | Chan eil ann ach slaod a dhuine – he’s only a slouch. |
| a’ coiseachd sgairteil | walking smartly. |
| [gasda] | A’ suidhe gu gasda anns a’ chathair – sitting up straight. |
| Pulling faces, frowns, other expressions |
| cur còrraigean air t’aodainn | pulling faces. |
| duine mùgach | sullen-faced person. |
| fiamh a’ ghaire | smile. |
| a’ caogadh | winking. |
| a’ priopadh | blinking. |
| Clean and untidy |
| hùb-hàb | in turmoil – not in Mull. [NOTES: this word was provided as an example by the authors of the questionnaire. Mr Boyd crossed it out and added the note ‘not in Mull’.] |
| luideach | untidy. |
| ropach | untidy. |
| salach | |
| glan | |
