unbowsome

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unbowsome

/ʌnˈbaʊsəm/

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Inherited from Northern Middle English unbowsom (non-Northern unbuxom); equivalent to un- + Scots bowsome or buxom.

adjective more unbowsome · most unbowsome

Unbending, not bending, not shifting. Will Martin, with a lisping unbowsome tongue, addressed the one next to him to the following effect.
Uncompliant, disobedient, steadfast

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@misc{unbowsome_2026,
  title = {unbowsome},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unbowsome},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}