Meanings
verboutswear (third-person singular simple present outswears, present participle outswearing, simple past outswore, past participle outsworn)
present singular third person outswears · participle present outswearing · past outswore · participle past outsworn
- transitiveTo swear (use vulgar or profane language) more frequently or powerfully than.
When she was not speaking honeyed words, she used earthy language, outswearing the men around her.
1998, Jane Resh Thomas, Behind the mask: the life of Queen Elizabeth I
Origin
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outswear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outswear
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“outswear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outswear. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outswear,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outswear.
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