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sweer

/swɪə(ɹ)/

sweer adjective: heavy.

Adjective

sweer (comparative more sweer, superlative most sweer)

  1. (UK, dialectal) Heavy.
  2. (UK, dialectal) Dull; indolent; lazy.
  3. (UK, dialectal) Reluctant; unwilling; disinclined.

Forms of sweer

comparativemore sweer
superlativemost sweer
alternative formswear
alternative formsweir
alternative formswere

Origin of sweer

From Middle English swere, sware, from Old English swǣr, swār (“heavy, of great weight, oppressive, grievous, painful, unpleasant, great, sad, feeling or expressing grief, grave, slow, dull, sluggish, slothful, indolent, inactive from weakness, enfeebled, weak”), from Proto-West Germanic *swār, from Proto-Germanic *swēraz, *swērijaz (“heavy”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“heavy”).

Words that rhyme with sweer

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Questions about sweer

What does sweer mean?
Sweer means heavy.
What part of speech is sweer?
Sweer is an adjective.
How do you pronounce sweer?
Sweer is pronounced /swɪə(ɹ)/.

Words near sweer in the dictionary

  1. sweepstakers
  2. sweepstakes
  3. sweepwasher
  4. sweepwashers
  5. sweepy
  6. sweer
  7. swees
  8. sweese
  9. sweet
  10. sweet 13
  11. sweet 13s

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