muffish
muffish adjective: lackluster or timid; effeminate; without spirit.
Adjective
muffish (comparative more muffish, superlative most muffish)
- lackluster or timid; effeminate; without spirit.
- Placed in a tumultuous community, where obedience and study are deemed "muffish," and reckless mischief passes for "pluck," a high-spirited, impulsive boy needs aid from without to bear up against the temptations which assail him.1859, Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, The North American Review - Volume 89, page 257
- I wouldn't be so muffish as to choose anything else.1860, Florence Wilford, Play and Earnest. A Tale, page 327
Examples of muffish in a sentence
- 'In my opinion,' he added, recovering himself, 'it's you who are muffish if you can't manage your tricks by yourself.1882, “A Little Blue Skye”, in Sunday: Reading for the Young:
- Denis, had muffish ways, and that girls, especially spirited girls like Peggy, would infinitely prefer a more manly chap.1903, Katharine Tynan, A Red, Red Rose, page 150:
Forms of muffish
| comparative | more muffish |
|---|---|
| superlative | most muffish |
Origin of muffish
From muff + -ish.
Words formed from muffish
Questions about muffish
- What does muffish mean?
- Muffish means lackluster or timid; effeminate; without spirit.
- How do you use muffish in a sentence?
- 'In my opinion,' he added, recovering himself, 'it's you who are muffish if you can't manage your tricks by yourself.
- What part of speech is muffish?
- Muffish is an adjective.
Words near muffish in the dictionary
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