Jun. 27th, 2008

mawmsey

Jun. 27th, 2008 07:27 am
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mawmsey - adj., tired or stupid, as from drinking or want of sleep.


Archaic and dialectical, though apparently George Eliot named a character Mr. Mawmsey. Found via Obsolete Word of the Day.

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