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gossipish

gossipish adjective: relating to or characteristic of gossip.

Adjective

gossipish (comparative more gossipish, superlative most gossipish)

  1. Relating to or characteristic of gossip
    • It is full of good sense, notwithstanding a strong gossipish proclivity, which leads the lady (we suppose, of course) to treat the intercourses of private life with unusual freedom—unusual at least among any other than our own pen-and-ink sketchers.1853, The National Magazine, volumes 2-3, page 474
    • I vanquish a helpful egg and forthwith make divers gossipish visits about the city.1924, American Printer and Lithographer, volume 78

Forms of gossipish

comparativemore gossipish
superlativemost gossipish

Origin of gossipish

From gossip + -ish.

Questions about gossipish

What does gossipish mean?
Gossipish means relating to or characteristic of gossip.
What part of speech is gossipish?
Gossipish is an adjective.

Words near gossipish in the dictionary

  1. gossipily
  2. gossipiness
  3. gossiping
  4. gossipingly
  5. gossipings
  6. gossipish
  7. gossipless
  8. gossiplike
  9. gossiply
  10. gossipmonger
  11. gossipmongering

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