English Explanatory Dictionary

stawsome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Disgusting, repugnant to the taste or appetite; sickening.
  2. Tiresome, boring, wearisome.

Pronunciation

/ˈstɔː.səm/ /ˈstɔ.səm/

Word forms

stawsome more stawsome most stawsome stawsum

Etymology

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

Synonyms

nauseous
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