murrain
Disgusting or offensive, as if having an infectious diseaseDisgusting or offensive, as if having an infectious disease; contemptible, despicable, loathsome, plaguey.
Meaning
2 senses(figuratively, obsolete)Disgusting or offensive, as if having an infectious disease; contemptible, despicable, loathsome, plaguey.
(figuratively, obsolete)Used as an intensifier: to a great extent; extreme, intense.
Origin
The noun is derived from Late Middle English morein, morine, moreyn (“(widespread) death;The noun is derived from Late Middle English morein, morine, moreyn (“(widespread) death; widespread sickness, plague; fatal disease; carnage; carrion”), from Anglo-Norman morine, mourine, moreyn (“death; widespread sickness, plague; carrion; cattle disease”), Middle French morine, and Old French morine, mourine, murine (“widespread sickness, plague; animal which has died from a disease”), from Late Latin morina (“plague”), probably from Latin morior (“to die; to decay, wither”).
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Forms
more murrain, most murrain| Comparative | more murrain Lesson |
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| Superlative | most murrain Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
82 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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