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overish

overish adjective: qualmish; weak; alarmed; nervous.

Adjective

overish (comparative more overish, superlative most overish)

  1. (UK, dialectal) Qualmish; weak; alarmed; nervous.

Forms of overish

comparativemore overish
superlativemost overish

Origin of overish

From over + -ish.

Words formed from overish

Questions about overish

What does overish mean?
Overish means qualmish; weak; alarmed; nervous.
What part of speech is overish?
Overish is an adjective.

Words near overish in the dictionary

  1. overirrigate
  2. overirrigated
  3. overirrigates
  4. overirrigating
  5. overirrigation
  6. overish
  7. overissuance
  8. overissuances
  9. overissue
  10. overissued
  11. overissues

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