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chimpish

chimpish adjective: resembling or characteristic of a chimpanzee.

Adjective

chimpish (comparative more chimpish, superlative most chimpish)

  1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a chimpanzee.
    • Sports fanatics are highly chimpish. With their constant attention to the standings, scores and statistics, they reveal their interest in tribal hierarchy and their need to keep track of the alpha animal.2009, Frank Forencich, Exuberant Animal: The Power of Health, Play and Joyful Movement, Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 46

Synonyms of chimpish

Forms of chimpish

comparativemore chimpish
superlativemost chimpish

Origin of chimpish

From chimp + -ish.

Questions about chimpish

What does chimpish mean?
Chimpish means resembling or characteristic of a chimpanzee.
What part of speech is chimpish?
Chimpish is an adjective.

Words near chimpish in the dictionary

  1. chimphuman
  2. chimphumans
  3. chimpiness
  4. chimping
  5. chimping out
  6. chimpish
  7. chimpkind
  8. chimplike
  9. chimpling
  10. chimplings
  11. chimponaut

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