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lewer

lewer is the comparative form of lew.

Meaning of lew

Adjective (1)

lew (comparative lewer, superlative lewest)

  1. (obsolete) Sunny; warm.
  2. (dialectal) Lukewarm, tepid.
  3. (dialectal) Alee: protected from the wind.
    • Lee or Lew, Calm, under the wind. Suss.1674, J. Ray, "South & East Countrey Words" in Coll. Eng. Words, p. 70

Adjective (2)

lew (comparative more lew, superlative most lew)

  1. Weak.
  2. Sickly-looking, pale, wan.
    • Mi bodi wexit lewe.c. 1325, "Old Age" in T. Wright & al.'s 1845 Reliquiae Antiquae, Vol. II, p. 211

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Questions about lewer

What is lewer the comparative form of?
Lewer is the comparative form of lew.

Words near lewer in the dictionary

  1. Lewellens
  2. Lewelling
  3. Lewellings
  4. Lewellyn
  5. Lewellyns
  6. lewer
  7. lewes
  8. Lewesian
  9. Lewesians
  10. lewest
  11. Lewey

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