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jiltish

jiltish adjective: like a jilt; capricious and unfeeling in matters of love.

Adjective

jiltish (comparative more jiltish, superlative most jiltish)

  1. (obsolete) Like a jilt; capricious and unfeeling in matters of love.

Forms of jiltish

comparativemore jiltish
superlativemost jiltish

Origin of jiltish

From jilt + -ish.

Questions about jiltish

What does jiltish mean?
Jiltish means like a jilt; capricious and unfeeling in matters of love.
What part of speech is jiltish?
Jiltish is an adjective.

Words near jiltish in the dictionary

  1. jiltees
  2. jilter
  3. jilters
  4. jilting
  5. jiltings
  6. jiltish
  7. jilts
  8. Jily
  9. Jilț
  10. jim
  11. Jim Bob

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