cruaidh

Bhí sé de dhíth go cruaidh air, he needed it badly. An bhfuil sé trí clocha? Cruaidh air, does it weigh three stone? Hardly, not quite. Má thig cruaidh orm, if I am hard pressed. Ba chruaidh an fhéacháil é, it was a sore trial. Tá sé cruaidh as a bholg, he is constipated. Tá sé cruaidh fán airgead, he is close-fisted.