wersh
/ (wɜːʃ, Scottish wɛrʃ) /
adjective Scot
tasteless; insipid
sour; bitter
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Word Origin for wersh
C16: perhaps alteration of dialect wearish, probably of Germanic origin
Words nearby wersh
Wernicke's reaction, Wernicke's syndrome, wero, Werra, werris, wersh, wert, Wertheim's operation, Wertmüller, werwolf, Wes
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Example sentences from the Web for wersh
It is very unsavory (Scottice: wersh); and no matter how much one may eat, two hours afterward he is as hungry as ever.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa|David LivingstoneBetterton is bitter bad; Ogle, "wersh as cauld parritch without sawte!"
The soul sickens at the monotonous sweetness of such a wersh existence.