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knobbish

knobbish adjective: like a knob (contemptible person); dickish.

Adjective

knobbish (comparative more knobbish, superlative most knobbish)

  1. (UK, derogatory, slang, vulgar) like a knob (contemptible person); dickish

Forms of knobbish

comparativemore knobbish
superlativemost knobbish

Origin of knobbish

From knob + -ish.

Questions about knobbish

What does knobbish mean?
Knobbish means like a knob (contemptible person); dickish.
What part of speech is knobbish?
Knobbish is an adjective.

Words near knobbish in the dictionary

  1. knobbiest
  2. knobbily
  3. knobbiness
  4. knobbing
  5. knobbings
  6. knobbish
  7. knobble
  8. knobbled
  9. knobbler
  10. knobblers
  11. knobbles

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