What does sievish mean?
Sievish means (figuratively, of memory, rare) Like a sieve: unretentive..
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/ˈsɪvɪʃ/ · adjective
(figuratively, of memory, rare) Like a sieve: unretentive..
Perhaps I have a frighteningly sievish memory, but I’ll be damned if I can flip a folded chart back and forth and remember exactly what was on the other side.
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Sievish means (figuratively, of memory, rare) Like a sieve: unretentive..
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Perhaps I have a frighteningly sievish memory, but I’ll be damned if I can flip a folded chart back and forth and remember exactly what was on the other side.
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