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wishter

wishter is the comparative form of wisht.

Meaning of wisht

Adjective

wisht (comparative wishter, superlative wishtest)

  1. (Cornwall, Devon, West-Country) Sickly, weak.
    • “'Tweer wisht days for me, Mister Jan. I be such a poor lass in brains, an' I could awnly think of trouble 'cause I loved 'e so true. 'Tedn' like the same plaace when you'm away. Then I thot you'd gone right back to Lunnon, an' I judged my heart 'ud break for 'e, I did.”1897, Eden Phillpotts, Lying Prophets

Questions about wishter

What is wishter the comparative form of?
Wishter is the comparative form of wisht.

Words near wishter in the dictionary

  1. Wishosk
  2. Wishoskan
  3. Wishram
  4. wisht
  5. wisht as a winnard
  6. wishter
  7. wishtest
  8. wishtonwish
  9. wishtonwishes
  10. Wishverse
  11. wishy-washier

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