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giggish

giggish adjective: relating to a gig (type of carriage).

Adjective

giggish (comparative more giggish, superlative most giggish)

  1. (archaic) Relating to a gig (type of carriage).
    • It was now his ambition to drive a pair. He had outlived his giggish propensities.1841, Bentley's Miscellany, volume 8, number 1, page 93
    • […] a "giggish plan" resulted in a driving tour through the Highlands, where he made the most improving observations of a geological character.1927, Philip Guedalla, Palmerston, 1784-1865, page 34

Forms of giggish

comparativemore giggish
superlativemost giggish

Origin of giggish

From gig + -ish.

Questions about giggish

What does giggish mean?
Giggish means relating to a gig (type of carriage).
What part of speech is giggish?
Giggish is an adjective.

Words near giggish in the dictionary

  1. gigger
  2. giggers
  3. gigget
  4. giggets
  5. gigging
  6. giggish
  7. giggit
  8. giggited
  9. giggiting
  10. giggits
  11. giggity

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