donkeyish
donkeyish adjective: resembling or characteristic of a donkey; asinine.
Adjective
donkeyish (comparative more donkeyish, superlative most donkeyish)
- Resembling or characteristic of a donkey; asinine.
- He is concerned with his mental and spiritual growth, and so deeply interested in it is he that he is willing to spread upon the record the testimony of his memory to what can scarcely be regarded as less than donkeyish stupidity in youth.1885, "Two English Men of Letters" (uncredited), The Atlantic Monthly, Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Volume 56, July, 1885, pp. 121-2...
- The lion-skin had got pretty untidy already during Puzzle’s imprisonment in the stable and it had been knocked crooked during his journey through the dark wood. […] The head, besides being pushed sideways, had somehow got very far back so that anyone could now see his silly, gentle, donkeyish face...1956, C. S. Lewis, chapter 7, in The Last Battle, Collins, published 1998
Forms of donkeyish
| comparative | more donkeyish |
|---|---|
| superlative | most donkeyish |
Origin of donkeyish
From donkey + -ish.
Questions about donkeyish
- What does donkeyish mean?
- Donkeyish means resembling or characteristic of a donkey; asinine.
- What part of speech is donkeyish?
- Donkeyish is an adjective.
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