assish
/ˈæsɪʃ/
assish adjective: characteristic of an ass or donkey.
Adjective
assish (comparative more assish, superlative most assish)
- Characteristic of an ass or donkey.
- Further, he quickly got him a beast to ride on, far, for sumptuous glory, beyond — though as to nature as assish a creature as — that on which Balaam was wont to ride; and by this exaltation he not only became more stately, but the horns of the beast would push for him.1850, Jeremiah Chaplin, The Riches of Bunyan
- On the 24th March, 1875, a donkey-show, which has since been continued periodically, was held in connection with Mr. Orsman's work; and on that occasion the assish celebrity COSTER, depicted in our engraving, was presented to Lord Shaftesbury by the exhibitors, amid a scene of great enthusiasm.1884, Godfrey Holden Pike, Shaftesbury: His Life and Work, page 91
- Stupid or obstinate; asinine.
- an assish, mulish, packhorse clanc. 1795, Peter Pindar (John Wolcot), Liberty's Last Squeak
- All taffy so far, except “Sigma,” whose lucubrations make me think of dear old Gurowski's phrase of objurgation— “Sir, you are an asinine assish ass!”1961, Horace Traubel, With Walt Whitman in Camden - Volume 1, page 314
Examples of assish in a sentence
- The ape, to know whether the ass's talking Were any quicker than his assish stalking, Asked the ass, "If thou should'st choose one of both — To run as swiftly as the greyhound yonder go'th.1906, John Heywood, John Stephen Farmer, The Proverbs, Epigrams, and Miscellanies of John Heywood, page 118:
- Yet one could easily fall into a habit of thinking Thompson a bit of an ass, amiable and solemn, but still assish.1985, Paul McGuire, A Funeral in Eden, page 142:
Forms of assish
| comparative | more assish |
|---|---|
| superlative | most assish |
Origin of assish
From ass + -ish.
Words formed from assish
Questions about assish
- What does assish mean?
- Assish means characteristic of an ass or donkey.
- How do you use assish in a sentence?
- The ape, to know whether the ass's talking Were any quicker than his assish stalking, Asked the ass, "If thou should'st choose one of both — To run as swiftly as the greyhound yonder go'th.
- What part of speech is assish?
- Assish is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce assish?
- Assish is pronounced /ˈæsɪʃ/.
Words near assish in the dictionary
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