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muggish

/ˈmʌɡɪʃ/

muggish adjective: muggy.

Adjective

muggish (comparative more muggish, superlative most muggish)

  1. (obsolete, rare) muggy

Forms of muggish

comparativemore muggish
superlativemost muggish

Origin of muggish

See muggy + -ish.

Words that rhyme with muggish

Questions about muggish

What does muggish mean?
Muggish means muggy.
What part of speech is muggish?
Muggish is an adjective.
How do you pronounce muggish?
Muggish is pronounced /ˈmʌɡɪʃ/.

Words near muggish in the dictionary

  1. mugging up
  2. muggings
  3. muggins
  4. mugginsed
  5. mugginses
  6. muggish
  7. muggle
  8. Muggle Quidditch
  9. muggled
  10. muggles
  11. Muggleswick

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