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kecklish

kecklish adjective: inclined to vomit; squeamish.

Adjective

kecklish (comparative more kecklish, superlative most kecklish)

  1. Inclined to vomit; squeamish.
    • The female Penyroiall[…]staieth a kecklish stomack.1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book X.]”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […]...

Forms of kecklish

comparativemore kecklish
superlativemost kecklish

Origin of kecklish

keck, keckle + -ish

Questions about kecklish

What does kecklish mean?
Kecklish means inclined to vomit; squeamish.
What part of speech is kecklish?
Kecklish is an adjective.

Words near kecklish in the dictionary

  1. Keckler
  2. Kecklers
  3. keckles
  4. keckling
  5. kecklings
  6. kecklish
  7. kecks
  8. keckses
  9. kecksies
  10. kecksy
  11. Keckwick

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