wallowish

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UK/ˈwɒləʊɪʃ/

adjective

Tasteless or having an unpleasant taste; nauseous, sickly-sweet.

OriginMiddle English walwisch →
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Meanings

adjectivewallowish (comparative more wallowish, superlative most wallowish)

comparative more wallowish · superlative most wallowish

  1. archaicTasteless or having an unpleasant taste; nauseous, sickly-sweet.

    I have eaten some, whereof the taste is somewhat sweet and wallowish.

    1603, Michel de Montaigne, translated by John Florio, The Essayes […], London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
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Origin

  1. Middle Englishwalwisch
  2. Englishwallowish

From Middle English walwisch, equivalent to wallow (“tasteless, bland”) + -ish.

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APA

wallowish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wallowish

MLA

“wallowish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wallowish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wallowish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wallowish.

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