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hangdoggish

hangdoggish adjective: somewhat hangdog.

Adjective

hangdoggish (comparative more hangdoggish, superlative most hangdoggish)

  1. Somewhat hangdog.
    • a hangdoggish expression

Forms of hangdoggish

comparativemore hangdoggish
superlativemost hangdoggish

Origin of hangdoggish

From hangdog + -ish.

Questions about hangdoggish

What does hangdoggish mean?
Hangdoggish means somewhat hangdog.
What part of speech is hangdoggish?
Hangdoggish is an adjective.

Words near hangdoggish in the dictionary

  1. Hangchou
  2. Hangchow
  3. hangdog
  4. hangdogged
  5. hangdogging
  6. hangdoggish
  7. hangdoggy
  8. hangdogs
  9. hange
  10. hanged
  11. hanged by a thread

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