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'Arryish

'Arryish adjective: raucously cheerful.

Adjective

'Arryish (comparative more 'Arryish, superlative most 'Arryish)

  1. (colloquial, dated) raucously cheerful
    • He has a fair stock of somewhat 'Arryish animal spirits, but no real humour. He seems to think the Moltbury family "good fun," but, with the exception of little Violet, they are a set of grinning imbeciles that would be hissed off the boards of any respectable theatre, even in the pantomime season.1880 February 28, William Wallace, “[Review of A Pink Wedding]”, in The Academy, volume 17, number 408 (N.S.), London: Yates & Alexander, →ISSN, page 156
    • The hero is not a gentleman, but a cad of 'Arryish proclivities, the heroine an exasperating little fool with a mission to touch pitch. You can't construct tragedy out of such incongruous material as this.1894 May 1, W. A. Lewis Bettany, “Five Years of Progress”, in The Theatre, volume 23 (N.S.), London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., →OCLC, page 241

Forms of 'Arryish

comparativemore 'Arryish
superlativemost 'Arryish

Origin of 'Arryish

From 'Arry + -ish.

Questions about 'Arryish

What does 'Arryish mean?
'Arryish means raucously cheerful.
What part of speech is 'Arryish?
'Arryish is an adjective.

Words near 'Arryish in the dictionary

  1. 'Arries
  2. 'Arriet
  3. 'Arriets
  4. 'Arry
  5. 'Arryese
  6. 'Arryish
  7. 'Arryism
  8. 'Arrys
  9. 'art
  10. 'as
  11. 'at

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