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boobyish

boobyish adjective: stupid; dull-witted.

Adjective

boobyish (comparative more boobyish, superlative most boobyish)

  1. (obsolete) Stupid; dull-witted.
    • "[…] I have therefore determined to make a pretense for suddenly leaving this place, dear as it is to me, and containing all I most admire and adore;—and I will stay in town till the violence of this boobyish humour is abated."1778, Fanny Burney, Evelina, or the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World, Letter XXXIV

Forms of boobyish

comparativemore boobyish
superlativemost boobyish

Origin of boobyish

From booby + -ish.

Questions about boobyish

What does boobyish mean?
Boobyish means stupid; dull-witted.
What part of speech is boobyish?
Boobyish is an adjective.

Words near boobyish in the dictionary

  1. booby-traps
  2. boobyalla
  3. boobyallas
  4. Boobyer
  5. boobying
  6. boobyish
  7. boobyism
  8. boobyisms
  9. boobytrap
  10. boobytrapped
  11. boobytrapping

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