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restit

adjectivebody

Smothered, choked, stifled; overwhelmed

Smothered or suffocated; choked or stifled (used of a person or thing overwhelmed or covered).

Example in use

Da boat wis restit wi seaweed efter da storm

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/RES-tit/

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Origin & context

scotsolderneutral

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