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wheyish

American  
[hwey-ish, wey-] / ˈʰweɪ ɪʃ, ˈweɪ- /

adjective

  1. rather like whey.

    a mottled, wheyish complexion.

Etymology

Origin of wheyish

First recorded in 1555–65; whey + -ish 1

Example Sentences

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She has no crime but luxury, nor any virtue but chastity; she has no desire to be praised but for her cookery; nor wishes any ill to the rest of mankind, but that whenever they aspire to a feast, their custards may be wheyish, and their pie-crusts tough.

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The Water was still of a wheyish Colour.

From Project Gutenberg

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