Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adj
Disgusting, repugnant to the taste or appetite; sickening.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: nauseous
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Tiresome, boring, wearisome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal, figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Scots stawsum, from staw, sta, staa, stau (“stall”) + -sum. Equivalent to English stall + -some.
