neshly
Adverb derived from the English Midlands and Northern dialect adjective 'nesh', meaning soft, tender, or overly sensitive to cold.
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Adverb derived from the English Midlands and Northern dialect adjective 'nesh', meaning soft, tender, or overly sensitive to cold. A 'nesh' person is one who feels the cold easily or is perceived as physically weak; 'neshly' describes acting in that soft or feeble manner. The root may be Old English 'hnesce'.
He was dressed neshly for October, shivering in just a thin jacket while everyone else wore coats.
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(UK, dialect) In a nesh manner.
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Neshness is a delightfully specific British dialect word, especially common in the East Midlands and North of England, describing the quality of being overly sensitive to cold — that wimpy, shivery tendency to complain about mild chill while everyone else is perfectly comfortable. If you're the person layering up in September while others are in T-shirts, you're exhibiting peak neshness. It's a gentle insult with real affection behind it.
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