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hickish

/ˈhɪkɪʃ/

hickish adjective: resembling or characteristic of a hick, or unsophisticated rural person.

Adjective

hickish (comparative more hickish, superlative most hickish)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a hick, or unsophisticated rural person.

Forms of hickish

comparativemore hickish
superlativemost hickish

Origin of hickish

From hick + -ish.

Questions about hickish

What does hickish mean?
Hickish means resembling or characteristic of a hick, or unsophisticated rural person.
What part of speech is hickish?
Hickish is an adjective.
How do you pronounce hickish?
Hickish is pronounced /ˈhɪkɪʃ/.

Words near hickish in the dictionary

  1. hickie
  2. hickies
  3. Hickin
  4. Hickinbottom
  5. hicking
  6. hickish
  7. Hickism
  8. Hickite
  9. Hickites
  10. Hickle
  11. Hickles

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