Stawsome

//ˈstɔː.səm// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Disgusting, repugnant to the taste or appetite; sickening. UK, dialectal
  2. 2
    Tiresome, boring, wearisome. UK, dialectal, figuratively

Synonyms

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nauseous

Etymology

From Scots stawsum, from staw, sta, staa, stau (“stall”) + -sum. Equivalent to English stall + -some.

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