ladettish
UK/læˈdɛtɪʃ/
ladettish adjective: relating to, or displaying behavior associated with, a ladette.
Adjective
ladettish (comparative more ladettish, superlative most ladettish)
- Relating to, or displaying behavior associated with, a ladette.
- The school, through its strong intervention at this stage, is giving them a reason not to be laddish (or ladettish!), offering them almost a face-saving device to enable them to work without undermining their own sense of ‘being a lad or a ladette’.2005 November, Mike Younger, Molly Warrington, Ros McLellan, Raising Boys' Achievement in Secondary Schools, McGraw Hill Education, page 108
- Celebration is not easy to define, but is not to be confused with self-gratification, buffoonery, laddish or ladettish behaviour.2007, Anna Kiernan, Bit on the Side : Work, sex, love, loss, and own goals, Parthian, page 156
Forms of ladettish
| comparative | more ladettish |
|---|---|
| superlative | most ladettish |
Origin of ladettish
From ladette + -ish.
Words formed from ladettish
Questions about ladettish
- What does ladettish mean?
- Ladettish means relating to, or displaying behavior associated with, a ladette.
- What part of speech is ladettish?
- Ladettish is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce ladettish?
- Ladettish is pronounced /læˈdɛtɪʃ/ (UK).
Words near ladettish in the dictionary
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