nesh
Britishadjective
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sensitive to the cold
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timid or cowardly
Etymology
Origin of nesh
from Old English hnesce; related to Gothic hnasqus tender, soft; of obscure origin
Example Sentences
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When Nesh Patel first moved to New York City three years ago, picking up groceries and a few bottles of wine from the Trader Joe’s in Union Square was a ritual.
From New York Times
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Friday that the criminal complaint states that Nesh met the girl three years ago through an online gaming platform.
From Washington Times
These fun and funky, gender-neutral pants were created in Seattle by Bootyland’s Nesh label and feature the mythical jackalope.
From Seattle Times
Always as they rowed on among the craft that crowd the eastern channels of the Ninety Isles, under the windows and balconies of houses that lean out over the water, past the wharves of Nesh, the rainy pastures of Dromgan, the malodorous oil-sheds of Geath, word of his deed had gone ahead of him.
From Literature
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If you are cold in Nottingham you are feeling a bit "nesh" This can be directed at the weather: "Oh it's gonna be nesh in the morning."
From BBC
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