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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Wanwordie, adj. [Wan- prefix and Wordy adj. Cf. Unworthy adj.] Unworthy. —?a1595 Watson's Coll. ii 54.
Fiddle-douped, flindrikin, fart of a man, Wa worth thee, wanwordie, wanshapen wran
