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begware

begware noun: nagware.

Noun

begware (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, slang) nagware
    • Big-name system vendors typically install software on their consumer PCs at the factory. These "extras" go by many names: bundleware, begware, bloatware, and my favorite, crapware.2009, PC Mag, volume 28, number 1, page 68
    Synonyms:
    nagware

Synonyms of begware

Origin of begware

From beg + -ware.

Questions about begware

What does begware mean?
Begware means nagware.
What part of speech is begware?
Begware is a noun.

Words near begware in the dictionary

  1. Begusarai
  2. beguyle
  3. beguyled
  4. beguyles
  5. beguyling
  6. begware
  7. begyle
  8. begynne
  9. begynnynge
  10. begynnynges
  11. Beha

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