(noun) a hot dust-laden wind from the Libyan deserts that blows on the northern Mediterranean coast chiefly in Italy, Malta, and Sicily / (noun) a warm moist oppressive southeast wind in the same regions / (noun) a hot or warm wind of cyclonic origin from an arid or heated region
The sky was clear in spite of the scirocco which had been hanging over the town since morning
The sky was clear in spite of the scirocco which had been hanging over the town since morning
(adjective) of or indicative of a peevish ill-natured disposition, sickeningly unpleasant
Looking more bilious than ever
Looking more bilious than ever
(adjective) of or relating to priests or a priesthood; priestly / (adjective) of, relating to, or suggesting sacerdotalism
he took on almost a sacerdotal air
he took on almost a sacerdotal air