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possul

adj
/ˈpɒsl̩/

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish פּסול (posl), from Hebrew פָּסוּל (pasúl).

  1. derived from פָּסוּל
  2. borrowed from פּסול

Definitions

  1. Invalid for ceremonial or official purposes.

    • You should not use your best friends as witnesses as they may be considered prejudiced and may possibly be considered posul as witnesses.
    • Perhaps you should avoid this Chabad house--by your standards their sefer torah is probably possul, since it's only been checked and fixed by a chalav stam drinker.

  2. Not permitted for consumption

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for possul. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA