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bugbearish

bugbearish adjective: resembling or characteristic of a bugbear; terrifying; frightful.

Adjective

bugbearish (comparative more bugbearish, superlative most bugbearish)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a bugbear; terrifying; frightful.

Forms of bugbearish

comparativemore bugbearish
superlativemost bugbearish

Origin of bugbearish

From bugbear + -ish.

Questions about bugbearish

What does bugbearish mean?
Bugbearish means resembling or characteristic of a bugbear; terrifying; frightful.
What part of speech is bugbearish?
Bugbearish is an adjective.

Words near bugbearish in the dictionary

  1. bugbane
  2. bugbanes
  3. bugbear
  4. bugbeared
  5. bugbearing
  6. bugbearish
  7. bugbears
  8. Bugbee
  9. Bugbees
  10. bugboy
  11. bugboys

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