TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
righneas, m. (gs. -nis). 1. Toughness, tenacity, stubbornness. ~ fréamhacha, buachalán, cíbligh, toughness of roots, of ragweed, of sedgy land. ~ feola, toughness of meat. ~ tola, tenacity of will. ~ miúile, the obstinacy of a mule. 2. Slowness, tardiness. ~ labhartha, slowness of speech. Tá a choiscéim ag dul chun righnis, he is getting to be slow of step. S.a. táille1 5. 3. (Of fluids) Viscosity.