Definition of SWEER

sweer

Adj

  • Heavy.
  • Dull; indolent; lazy.
  • Reluctant; unwilling; disinclined.

Adjective

  • Reluctant or lazy; unwilling to exert oneself.

Examples

  • He felt too SWEER to try for a bingo, opting for a simple, low-scoring word instead.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English swere, sware, from Old English swǣr, swār (“heavy, of great weight, oppressive, grievous, painful, unpleasant, great, sad, feeling or expressing grief, grave, slow, dull, sluggish, slothful, indolent, inactive from weakness, enfeebled, weak”), from Proto-West Germanic *swār, from Proto-Germanic *swēraz, *swērijaz (“heavy”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“heavy”).

Scrabble Score: 8

sweer: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sweer: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sweer: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

sweer: valid Words With Friends Word