werething

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noun

A werecreature.

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Meanings

nounwerething (plural werethings)

plural werethings

  1. A werecreature.

    Galavance takes a step closer to Zilch. "Level with me. Have you ever been able to avoid killing a person who's a werething?"

    2017, Andrew Post, Aftertaste, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN
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    "He is a demon — a werething! By day he moves among humanity in the guise of men, and by night he takes on his true aspect."

    2015, Robert E. Howard, Rogues in the House, Read Books Ltd, →ISBN

Origin

From were- + thing.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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