wallowish

English

Etymology

wallow +‎ -ish

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈwɒləʊɪʃ/

Adjective

wallowish (comparative more wallowish, superlative most wallowish)

(archaic) Tasteless or having an unpleasant taste; nauseous, sickly-sweet.
- 1603, John Florio, transl.; Michel de Montaigne, The Essayes, […], printed at London: By Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], OCLC 946730821:
  , Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, pp.206-7:
  I have eaten some, whereof the taste is somewhat sweet and wallowish.

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