# yarrish

**Pronunciation:** YARRISH

**CEFR level:** B1

**Part of speech:** adjective

## Meaning

Yarrish means having a rough, dry taste.

## Examples

- The writer described the response as yarrish.
- A yarrish tone can change the mood of a conversation.
- The situation became yarrish after the announcement.

## Common patterns

- yarrish + noun — Use yarrish before a noun to describe that quality. — The writer described a yarrish reaction.
- become yarrish — Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — The discussion became yarrish near the end.

## Collocations

- yarrish behavior — The teacher calmly handled the yarrish behavior.
- yarrish tone — The email had an yarrish tone.

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