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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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
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
Betterton is bitter bad; Ogle, "wersh as cauld parritch without sawte!"
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 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
A kiss and a drink o' water mak but a wersh breakfast.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
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