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worrits

worrits is the plural of worrit.

Meaning of worrit

Noun

worrit (countable and uncountable, plural worrits)

  1. (dialectal, nonstandard) Worry; anxiety.
    • "Where have you been, you young monkey?" said Mrs. Joe, stamping her foot. "Tell me directly what you’ve been doing to wear me away with fret and fright and worrit, or I’d have you out of that corner if you was fifty Pips, and he was five hundred Gargerys."1860 December – 1861 August, Charles Dickens, Great Expectations […], volume I, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published October 1861, →OCLC, page 15
  2. (dialectal, nonstandard) One who worries excessively or unnecessarily.

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Questions about worrits

What is worrits the plural of?
Worrits is the plural of worrit.

Words near worrits in the dictionary

  1. worrited
  2. worriter
  3. worriters
  4. worriting
  5. worritings
  6. worrits
  7. Worrorran
  8. Worrowing
  9. worry
  10. worry along
  11. worry back

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