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pul|i't|je nf ger < puli't·, puli't·et pul|i't|ur adj (i) 1 (of eyes) half-closed, almost closed 2 lurking puli'th nm 1 (Bot) groundsel, ragwort (Senecio) 2 (Zool) chicken louse; nit of the chicken louse 3 late-ripening white fig with small long-stemmed fruit = ci'ngull 4 [Fig Pej] devious person; troublemaker 5 short old man