zowerswopped en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈzaʊəswɒpt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈzaʊɚˌswɑpt/ (General-American)
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Etymology
A dialectal form of sour-sapped (literally “being sour or foul-tempered to the core or marrow”).
Meanings
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(West-Country, qualifier:Exmoor) Synonym of bad-tempered.
"Did he understand you?" said Campbell. "O yes, for he called out to his men in Dutchified French, and looked at me zowerswopped enough.[…]"
1834, John Brent, chapter XIX, in Leitch Ritchie, editor, The Sea-Wolf. A Romance of “The Free Traders.” (The Library of Romance; XI), London: Smith, Elder and Co., →OCLC, page 185:I'm even more zowerswopped because I don't know for sure yet if I'm heavy-footed.
1993, Susan Kelz Sperling, Lost Words of Love, New York, N.Y.: C. Potter, →ISBN, page 50:Who hasn't felt zowerswopped to find one's mailbox pragged with junk mail?
1993 April 27, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn.: Gannett Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page C1:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| zowerzapped | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more zowerswopped | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| zower-zapped | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most zowerswopped | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |