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hooliganish

hooliganish adjective: characterised by hooliganism; of or relating to hooligans.

Adjective

hooliganish (comparative more hooliganish, superlative most hooliganish)

  1. Characterised by hooliganism; of or relating to hooligans.
    • His first cure had been in a large, slummy parish in East London—a nasty, hooliganish place it had been, and he looked back on it with loathing.1935, George Orwell, A Clergyman's Daughter

Forms of hooliganish

comparativemore hooliganish
superlativemost hooliganish

Origin of hooliganish

From hooligan + -ish.

Questions about hooliganish

What does hooliganish mean?
Hooliganish means characterised by hooliganism; of or relating to hooligans.
What part of speech is hooliganish?
Hooliganish is an adjective.

Words near hooliganish in the dictionary

  1. hooligan
  2. hooligan firm
  3. hooligan firms
  4. hooligan tool
  5. hooliganing
  6. hooliganish
  7. hooliganism
  8. hooliganisms
  9. hooliganistic
  10. hooliganistically
  11. hooliganize

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