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bobbish

bobbish adjective: hearty; in good spirits.

Adjective

bobbish (comparative more bobbish, superlative most bobbish)

  1. (UK, dated, slang) Hearty; in good spirits.
    • "The pigs is well," said Mr. Squeers, "the cows is well, and the boys is bobbish. Young Sprouter has been a-winking, has he? I'll wink him when I get back."1852 March – 1853 September, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1853, →OCLC
    • “How do you do, Mr. Huxter,” the Prince of Fairoaks said in his most princely manner—“I hope you are very well.”
      “Pretty bobbish, thanky.”1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 47, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published...

Forms of bobbish

comparativemore bobbish
superlativemost bobbish

Origin of bobbish

From bob + -ish.

Words formed from bobbish

Questions about bobbish

What does bobbish mean?
Bobbish means hearty; in good spirits.
What part of speech is bobbish?
Bobbish is an adjective.

Words near bobbish in the dictionary

  1. bobbinite
  2. bobbinless
  3. bobbinlike
  4. bobbins
  5. bobbinwork
  6. bobbish
  7. bobbishly
  8. Bobbit worm
  9. bobbitise
  10. bobbitize
  11. bobbitt

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