Example sentences from the Web for wersh

It is very unsavory (Scottice: wersh); and no matter how much one may eat, two hours afterward he is as hungry as ever.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa|David Livingstone
Betterton is bitter bad; Ogle, "wersh as cauld parritch without sawte!"
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845|Various
The soul sickens at the monotonous sweetness of such a wersh existence.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction|Various

wersh

/ (wɜːʃ, Scottish wɛrʃ) /

adjective Scot

tasteless; insipid

sour; bitter

Word Origin for wersh

C16: perhaps alteration of dialect wearish, probably of Germanic origin

Words nearby wersh

Wernicke's reaction, Wernicke's syndrome, wero, Werra, werris, wersh, wert, Wertheim's operation, Wertmüller, werwolf, Wes

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单词	wersh
释义	Example sentences from the Web for wersh It is very unsavory (Scottice: wersh); and no matter how much one may eat, two hours afterward he is as hungry as ever. Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa\|David Livingstone Betterton is bitter bad; Ogle, "wersh as cauld parritch without sawte!" Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845\|Various The soul sickens at the monotonous sweetness of such a wersh existence. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction\|Various wersh / (wɜːʃ, Scottish wɛrʃ) / adjective Scot tasteless; insipid sour; bitter Word Origin for wersh C16: perhaps alteration of dialect wearish, probably of Germanic origin Words nearby wersh Wernicke's reaction, Wernicke's syndrome, wero, Werra, werris, wersh, wert, Wertheim's operation, Wertmüller, werwolf, Wes Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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