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missyish

missyish adjective: like a young woman, especially in a negative sense; foolish, sentimental, inclined to give oneself airs, etc.

Adjective

missyish (comparative more missyish, superlative most missyish)

  1. (dated, derogatory, sometimes) Like a young woman, especially in a negative sense; foolish, sentimental, inclined to give oneself airs, etc.

Forms of missyish

comparativemore missyish
superlativemost missyish

Origin of missyish

From missy + -ish.

Questions about missyish

What does missyish mean?
Missyish means like a young woman, especially in a negative sense; foolish, sentimental, inclined to give oneself airs, etc.
What part of speech is missyish?
Missyish is an adjective.

Words near missyish in the dictionary

  1. misswitching
  2. misswore
  3. missworn
  4. misswung
  5. missy
  6. missyish
  7. missyllabication
  8. missyllabications
  9. missymbolize
  10. missymbolized
  11. missymbolizes

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