wersh

/ wɜːʃ; wɛrʃ /

adjective

1. tasteless; insipid
2. sour; bitter

Word History and Origins

Origin of wersh¹

C16: perhaps alteration of dialect wearish, probably of Germanic origin

Example Sentences

It is very unsavory (Scottice: wersh); and no matter how much one may eat, two hours afterward he is as hungry as ever.

From Project Gutenberg

Betterton is bitter bad; Ogle, "wersh as cauld parritch without sawte!"

From Project Gutenberg

The soul sickens at the monotonous sweetness of such a wersh existence.

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