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widderwis

adjectivequality

Willfully contrary and hard to manage

willfully contrary or stubborn; awkward or difficult to manage

Example in use

Dinnae bother wi' 'im, he's a widderwis.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/WID-er-wiss/

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Origin & context

scotsolderhumorous

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