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headish

headish adjective: headstrong.

Adjective

headish (comparative more headish, superlative most headish)

  1. (UK, dialectal) Headstrong.
  2. (UK, dialectal) Testy.
  3. (UK, dialectal) Flighty.

Forms of headish

comparativemore headish
superlativemost headish

Origin of headish

From head + -ish.

Questions about headish

What does headish mean?
Headish means headstrong.
What part of speech is headish?
Headish is an adjective.

Words near headish in the dictionary

  1. heading up
  2. Headingley
  3. headings
  4. Headington
  5. Headington stone
  6. headish
  7. headjoint
  8. headjoints
  9. headkerchief
  10. headkerchiefed
  11. headkerchiefs

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