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单词 nesh
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Definition of nesh in English:

nesh

adjective nɛʃ
British dialect
  • (especially of a person) weak and delicate; feeble.

    it was nesh to go to school in a topcoat
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It confirms London's Transport system is on the verge of collapse and people who live in the capital - to use a word they don't understand - are nesh.
    Synonyms
    sickly, in poor health, unhealthy, valetudinarian, frail, feeble, weak, weakly, debilitated

Derivatives

  • neshness

  • noun
    British dialect
    • I don't know for certain; but I should be inclined to think it was from general neshness of constitution.

Origin

Old English hnesce, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dialect nes 'soft or foolish'.

Rhymes

afresh, Andhra Pradesh, Bangladesh, crème fraîche, enmesh, flesh, fresh, intermesh, Kesh, Madhya Pradesh, Marrakesh, mesh, thresh, Uttar Pradesh
 
 
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