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playerish

playerish adjective: characteristic of a player (one who plays the field rather than having a long-term sexual relationship).

Adjective

playerish (comparative more playerish, superlative most playerish)

  1. Characteristic of a player (one who plays the field rather than having a long-term sexual relationship).
    • […] It's not every girl who can be both a brainbox and pretty.” It was a totally playerish thing to say. But he called me a journalist. And he said it so sweetly, and I basked in the compliment […]2010, Sandra Byrd, Don't Kiss Him Good-Bye
    • A few scornful, sarcastic comebacks came to mind, but I kept it playerish.2015, Oasis, White Heat, page 30

Forms of playerish

comparativemore playerish
superlativemost playerish

Origin of playerish

From player + -ish.

Questions about playerish

What does playerish mean?
Playerish means characteristic of a player (one who plays the field rather than having a long-term sexual relationship).
What part of speech is playerish?
Playerish is an adjective.

Words near playerish in the dictionary

  1. playeress
  2. playeresses
  3. playerhater
  4. playerhaters
  5. playerhood
  6. playerish
  7. playerless
  8. players
  9. playersexual
  10. playersexuality
  11. playership

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