scottish Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the dialect of English used in Scotland
    Scots English; Scots.
  2. adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language
    Scots; Scotch.
    • 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'

WordNet

Scot"tish adjective
Etymology
From Scot a Scotchman: cf. AS. Scyttisc, and E. Scotch, a., Scots, a.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Scotland, their country, or their language; as, Scottish industry or economy; a Scottish chief; a Scottish dialect.

Webster 1913