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mugwumpish

mugwumpish adjective: resembling or characteristic of a mugwump.

Adjective

mugwumpish (comparative more mugwumpish, superlative most mugwumpish)

  1. (US, slang) Resembling or characteristic of a mugwump.

Forms of mugwumpish

comparativemore mugwumpish
superlativemost mugwumpish

Origin of mugwumpish

From mugwump + -ish.

Questions about mugwumpish

What does mugwumpish mean?
Mugwumpish means resembling or characteristic of a mugwump.
What part of speech is mugwumpish?
Mugwumpish is an adjective.

Words near mugwumpish in the dictionary

  1. mugwump
  2. mugwumped
  3. mugwumpery
  4. mugwumpian
  5. mugwumping
  6. mugwumpish
  7. mugwumpism
  8. mugwumpisms
  9. mugwumps
  10. muh
  11. muh soggy knees

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