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fishwifely

fishwifely adjective: befitting a fishwife; vulgar and raucous.

Adjective

fishwifely (comparative more fishwifely, superlative most fishwifely)

  1. (derogatory) Befitting a fishwife; vulgar and raucous.

Forms of fishwifely

comparativemore fishwifely
superlativemost fishwifely

Origin of fishwifely

From fishwife + -ly.

Questions about fishwifely

What does fishwifely mean?
Fishwifely means befitting a fishwife; vulgar and raucous.
What part of speech is fishwifely?
Fishwifely is an adjective.

Words near fishwifely in the dictionary

  1. fishwheels
  2. fishwich
  3. fishwiches
  4. Fishwick
  5. fishwife
  6. fishwifely
  7. fishwives
  8. fishwoman
  9. fishwomen
  10. fishworker
  11. fishworkers

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