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{
"etymology_text": "From a reduced form of wearish.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "wersher",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "wershest",
"tags": [
"superlative"
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}
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"pos": "adj",
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{
"kind": "other",
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"glosses": [
"Insipid; tasteless; delicate; having a pale and sickly look."
],
"id": "en-wersh-en-adj-A6br9Hgd",
"links": [
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"Insipid",
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[
"tasteless",
"tasteless"
],
[
"delicate",
"delicate"
],
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"pale",
"pale"
],
[
"sickly",
"sickly"
]
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"(UK dialectal, Scotland) Insipid; tasteless; delicate; having a pale and sickly look."
],
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{
"word": "warsh"
},
{
"word": "werche"
}
],
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}
{
"etymology_text": "From a reduced form of wearish.",
"forms": [
{
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"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
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"superlative"
]
}
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"glosses": [
"Insipid; tasteless; delicate; having a pale and sickly look."
],
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"Insipid",
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[
"tasteless",
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"delicate",
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"pale",
"pale"
],
[
"sickly",
"sickly"
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],
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"(UK dialectal, Scotland) Insipid; tasteless; delicate; having a pale and sickly look."
],
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"Scotland",
"UK",
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]
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "warsh"
},
{
"word": "werche"
}
],
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}
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