Billyish
Billyish adjective: similar to or resembling a person named Billy.
Adjective
Billyish (comparative more Billyish, superlative most Billyish)
- Similar to or resembling a person named Billy.
- It made Carstairs more spiritual, and more efficient materially, that goes with real spirituality; it makes me more philosophical, and our Billy—it just makes him more Billyish.1918, Charles Lewis Hind, The Invisible Guide, page 48
- He picked up his cup and made the coffee whirl around, rather absently, and then he looked up at me and said with a sudden Billyish grin, "Isn't much to drink a health with, Zina, but it'll have to do for me from here on down. […]1954, Virginia Sorensen, Many Heavens, page 147
Forms of Billyish
| comparative | more Billyish |
|---|---|
| superlative | most Billyish |
Origin of Billyish
From Billy + -ish.
Questions about Billyish
- What does Billyish mean?
- Billyish means similar to or resembling a person named Billy.
- What part of speech is Billyish?
- Billyish is an adjective.
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