English Explanatory Dictionary

wamble-cropped

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Nauseated; also, feeling sick or unsettled in the stomach.
  2. Feeling uneasy; anxious, worried.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɒmb(ə)lˌkɹɒpt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wamble-cropped.wav /ˈwɑmb(ə)lˌkɹɑpt/

Word forms

wamble-cropped more wamble-cropped most wamble-cropped wamble-cropt womblety-cropped

Etymology

From wamble (“uneasiness in the stomach; nausea”) + crop (“(Britain, dialectal, especially Scotland) stomach”) + -ed (suffix forming possessional adjectives).

Synonyms

crapulous barfy mawkish nauseated nauseatic pukey pukish queasy sick sick to one's stomach vomity

Related words

wamble wambly
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