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boy scoutish

boy scoutish adjective: resembling or characteristic of a boy scout, especially in being naively or piously high-minded.

Adjective

boy scoutish (comparative more boy scoutish, superlative most boy scoutish)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a boy scout, especially in being naively or piously high-minded.

Forms of boy scoutish

comparativemore boy scoutish
superlativemost boy scoutish

Origin of boy scoutish

From boy scout + -ish.

Questions about boy scoutish

What does boy scoutish mean?
Boy scoutish means resembling or characteristic of a boy scout, especially in being naively or piously high-minded.
What part of speech is boy scoutish?
Boy scoutish is an adjective.

Words near boy scoutish in the dictionary

  1. boy pussy
  2. boy racer
  3. boy racers
  4. boy scout
  5. Boy Scouting
  6. boy scoutish
  7. boy scouts
  8. boy shorts
  9. boy talk
  10. boy toy
  11. boy toys

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