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kickish

kickish adjective: liable to kick.

Adjective

kickish (comparative more kickish, superlative most kickish)

  1. Liable to kick.
    • I mean no offence to you, Mr. Collier, but I am thinking if they buckle the girth much tighter, the horse will grow kickish.1824, Lydia Maria Child, Hobomok: A Tale of Early Times, page 76
    • “You're a kickish young colt!” cried Sir John.1909, Sheila Kaye-Smith, Starbrace, page 97

Forms of kickish

comparativemore kickish
superlativemost kickish

Origin of kickish

From kick + -ish.

Questions about kickish

What does kickish mean?
Kickish means liable to kick.
What part of speech is kickish?
Kickish is an adjective.

Words near kickish in the dictionary

  1. kicking upstairs
  2. kicking with
  3. kicking with the other foot
  4. kickingly
  5. kickings
  6. kickish
  7. kickless
  8. Kicklighter
  9. Kicklighters
  10. kickline
  11. kicklines

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