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dorkish

US/ˈdɔɹkɪʃ/

dorkish adjective: dorky.

Adjective

dorkish (comparative more dorkish, superlative most dorkish)

  1. (informal) Dorky.

Forms of dorkish

comparativemore dorkish
superlativemost dorkish

Origin of dorkish

From dork + -ish.

Words formed from dorkish

Words that rhyme with dorkish

Questions about dorkish

What does dorkish mean?
Dorkish means dorky.
What part of speech is dorkish?
Dorkish is an adjective.
How do you pronounce dorkish?
Dorkish is pronounced /ˈdɔɹkɪʃ/ (US).

Words near dorkish in the dictionary

  1. dorking
  2. Dorking fowl
  3. Dorking fowls
  4. dorking out
  5. Dorkings
  6. dorkish
  7. dorkishly
  8. dorkishness
  9. dorklike
  10. dorko
  11. dorkos

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