wersh
Britishadjective
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tasteless; insipid
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sour; bitter
Etymology
Origin of wersh
C16: perhaps alteration of dialect wearish, probably of Germanic origin
Example Sentences
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The soul sickens at the monotonous sweetness of such a wersh existence.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 406, December 26, 1829 by Various
That explainin' I canna bide: it's jist a love o' leasin', an' taks the bluid oot o' a'thing, lea'in' life as wersh an' fusionless as kail wantin' saut.
From Warlock o' Glenwarlock by MacDonald, George
Betterton is bitter bad; Ogle, "wersh as cauld parritch without sawte!"
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 by Various
Marriage, they say, makes the sweetest woman wersh.
From John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn by Munro, Neil
A kiss and a drink o' water mak but a wersh breakfast.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
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