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luskish

luskish adjective: lazy.

Adjective

luskish (comparative more luskish, superlative most luskish)

  1. (obsolete) lazy
    • that lousie came / To luskish Athens1599, W. Kinsayder or Theriomastix [pseudonyms; John Marston], The Scourge of Villanie. […], London: […] I[ames] R[oberts], →OCLC; republished as G[eorge] B[agshawe] Harrison, editor, The Scourge of...

Forms of luskish

comparativemore luskish
superlativemost luskish

Origin of luskish

From lusk + -ish.

Questions about luskish

What does luskish mean?
Luskish means lazy.
What part of speech is luskish?
Luskish is an adjective.

Words near luskish in the dictionary

  1. lusk
  2. lusked
  3. Luskin
  4. lusking
  5. Luskintyre
  6. luskish
  7. luskishness
  8. lusks
  9. Luso
  10. luso-
  11. Luso-Brazilian

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