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calvish

calvish adjective: like a calf; stupid.

Adjective

calvish (comparative more calvish, superlative most calvish)

  1. Like a calf; stupid.
    • the vain bablings and long frivolous discourses of the Sophifters seduce thee with their Calvish understanding1655, Jakob Böhme, Concerning the Election of Grace

Forms of calvish

comparativemore calvish
superlativemost calvish

Questions about calvish

What does calvish mean?
Calvish means like a calf; stupid.
What part of speech is calvish?
Calvish is an adjective.

Words near calvish in the dictionary

  1. Calvinized
  2. Calvinizes
  3. Calvinizing
  4. Calvins
  5. Calvis
  6. calvish
  7. calvities
  8. calvity
  9. calvous
  10. Calwa
  11. Calwile

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