"howfin" meaning in Scots

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Adjective

Forms: mair howfin [comparative], maist howfin [superlative]
Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective|comparative|mair howfin|||||superlative|maist howfin||||}} howfin (comparative mair howfin, superlative maist howfin), {{sco-adj}} howfin (comparative mair howfin, superlative maist howfin)
  1. (South Scots) awful; bad; terrible; (literally nausea-inducing) Tags: South-Scots
    Sense id: en-howfin-sco-adj-GdWE~ERC Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header, South Scots

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    {
      "form": "mair howfin",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maist howfin",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
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        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "superlative"
      },
      "expansion": "howfin (comparative mair howfin, superlative maist howfin)",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "howfin (comparative mair howfin, superlative maist howfin)",
      "name": "sco-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scots",
  "lang_code": "sco",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Scots entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "South Scots",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "awful; bad; terrible; (literally nausea-inducing)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "awful",
          "awful"
        ],
        [
          "bad",
          "bad"
        ],
        [
          "terrible",
          "terrible"
        ],
        [
          "nausea",
          "nausea"
        ],
        [
          "inducing",
          "inducing"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(South Scots) awful; bad; terrible; (literally nausea-inducing)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "South-Scots"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "howfin"
}
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    {
      "form": "mair howfin",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maist howfin",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
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        "4": "mair howfin",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "superlative"
      },
      "expansion": "howfin (comparative mair howfin, superlative maist howfin)",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {},
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      "name": "sco-adj"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "adj",
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        "Scots adjectives",
        "Scots entries with incorrect language header",
        "Scots lemmas",
        "South Scots"
      ],
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      ],
      "links": [
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          "awful",
          "awful"
        ],
        [
          "bad",
          "bad"
        ],
        [
          "terrible",
          "terrible"
        ],
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          "nausea",
          "nausea"
        ],
        [
          "inducing",
          "inducing"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(South Scots) awful; bad; terrible; (literally nausea-inducing)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "South-Scots"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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