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wallowish

UK/ˈwɒləʊɪʃ/

wallowish adjective: tasteless or having an unpleasant taste; nauseous, sickly-sweet.

Adjective

wallowish (comparative more wallowish, superlative most wallowish)

  1. (archaic) Tasteless or having an unpleasant taste; nauseous, sickly-sweet.
    • I have eaten some, whereof the taste is somewhat sweet and wallowish.1603, Michel de Montaigne, translated by John Florio, The Essayes […], London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC

Forms of wallowish

comparativemore wallowish
superlativemost wallowish

Origin of wallowish

From Middle English walwisch, equivalent to wallow (“tasteless, bland”) + -ish.

Questions about wallowish

What does wallowish mean?
Wallowish means tasteless or having an unpleasant taste; nauseous, sickly-sweet.
What part of speech is wallowish?
Wallowish is an adjective.
How do you pronounce wallowish?
Wallowish is pronounced /ˈwɒləʊɪʃ/ (UK).

Words near wallowish in the dictionary

  1. wallowest
  2. walloweth
  3. wallowing
  4. wallowingly
  5. wallowings
  6. wallowish
  7. wallows
  8. wallowsome
  9. wallowy
  10. wallpainting
  11. wallpaintings

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