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jokish

jokish adjective: inclined to joke; jocular.

Adjective

jokish (comparative more jokish, superlative most jokish)

  1. Inclined to joke; jocular
    • Oh, dear, how jokish these gentlemen are !1824, Mrs. Inchbald, The British Theatre
    • But Carême's creations, rather than proving the inherent artiness of food, seem rather to bespeak a jokish spectacularism in an orgy of conspicuous waste.2012, Steven Poole, You Aren't What You Eat: Fed Up with Gastroculture

Forms of jokish

comparativemore jokish
superlativemost jokish

Origin of jokish

From joke + -ish.

Words that rhyme with jokish

Questions about jokish

What does jokish mean?
Jokish means inclined to joke; jocular.
What part of speech is jokish?
Jokish is an adjective.

Words near jokish in the dictionary

  1. joking relationship
  2. joking relationships
  3. joking up
  4. jokingly
  5. jokings
  6. jokish
  7. jokist
  8. jokists
  9. Jokkmokk
  10. jokokuite
  11. Jokowi

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