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Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Tasteless or having an unpleasant taste; nauseous, sickly-sweet. archaic

   "I have eaten some, whereof the taste is somewhat sweet and wallowish."

Synonyms

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blandinsipidwhite bread

Example

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"I have eaten some, whereof the taste is somewhat sweet and wallowish."

Etymology

From Middle English walwisch, equivalent to wallow (“tasteless, bland”) + -ish.

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