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warbiest

warbiest is the superlative form of warby.

Meaning of warby

Adjective

warby (comparative warbier, superlative warbiest)

  1. (Australia, dated, derogatory, slang) Unkempt, disreputable.
    • 'Of all the warby ideas,' he said, and in the spite of the rain and the prospect of a wet camp, in spite of everything, he was smiling at her, 'the warbiest is you going on your own. I guess Jimmy and me can give you a lift down to Orion for the cherry-pickin'. What say, Jimmy?'1941, Kylie Tennant, The Battlers, Pymble, N.S.W.: Angus & Robertson, published 1994, →ISBN, page 260

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Questions about warbiest

What is warbiest the superlative form of?
Warbiest is the superlative form of warby.

Words near warbiest in the dictionary

  1. warbag
  2. warbags
  3. warband
  4. warbands
  5. warbier
  6. warbiest
  7. warbird
  8. warbirds
  9. warblade
  10. warblades
  11. warble

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