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blatest

blatest is the superlative form of blate.

Meaning of blate

Adjective

blate (comparative blater, superlative blatest)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland) Bashful, sheepish.
    • You'd say Not them; fine legs, and Ma struggling into her blouse would say You're no blate. Who told you they're fine?1934, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Grey Granite (A Scots Quair), Polygon, published 2006, page 491
  2. (Northern England, Scotland) Dull, stupid.

Questions about blatest

What is blatest the superlative form of?
Blatest is the superlative form of blate.

Words near blatest in the dictionary

  1. blatellaquinone
  2. blateness
  3. blatently
  4. blater
  5. blates
  6. blatest
  7. blather
  8. blathered
  9. blatherer
  10. blatherers
  11. blatheries

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