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stawsome.

Disgusting, repugnant to the taste or appetite; sickening.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈstɔː.səm/Received-Pronunciation/ˈstɔ.səm/General-American
  1. Disgusting, repugnant to the taste or appetite; sickening.

    UK · dialectal
  2. Tiresome, boring, wearisome.

    UK · dialectal · figuratively
Where this word comes from

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

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