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dess

dess adjective: unattractive, unappealing. Also the obsolete form of dais.

Adjective

dess (comparative more dess, superlative most dess)

  1. (slang) Unattractive, unappealing.
    • They're honestly some of the dumbest niggas I've ever seen p.o is the most dess block in Toronto2021 October 2, u/loading___help, “How did he even think he was getting away 😭”, in Reddit, r/Torontology, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2024
    • Definitely need a few more female friends. This staying inside all the time/entertaining myself shit is dess. I am too young to be feeling this old due to a lack of friendships.2023 August 18, @CHICVGO, Twitter, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2024

Noun capitalized: DESs

DESs

  1. (plural) plural of DES

Also used as

dess is also the obsolete form of dais.

Forms of dess

Adjective
comparativemore dess
superlativemost dess
Noun
pluraldesses

Origin of dess

Probably a clipping of desperate.

Questions about dess

What does dess mean?
Dess means unattractive, unappealing.
What part of speech is dess?
Dess can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near dess in the dictionary

  1. desricks
  2. Desrochers
  3. Desrocherses
  4. Desroches
  5. Desrosiers
  6. dess
  7. Dessau
  8. dessauite
  9. dessay
  10. dessaye
  11. dessayes

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