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plumpish

plumpish adjective: somewhat plump.

Adjective

plumpish (comparative more plumpish, superlative most plumpish)

  1. Somewhat plump.

Adverb

plumpish (comparative more plumpish, superlative most plumpish)

  1. (informal) In a blunt and direct fashion.
    • This lass, Nelly Long, she was dressish and dapper,
      And, though our Dick was a good looked lad,
      She snubb'd him, scop'd him, for she was a snapper,
      And told him quite plumpish—she wan't to be had: […]1829, Melodist, and Mirthful Olio

Forms of plumpish

Adjective
comparativemore plumpish
superlativemost plumpish
Adverb
comparativemore plumpish
superlativemost plumpish

Origin of plumpish

From plump + -ish.

Words formed from plumpish

Questions about plumpish

What does plumpish mean?
Plumpish means somewhat plump.
What part of speech is plumpish?
Plumpish can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near plumpish in the dictionary

  1. plumping
  2. plumping down
  3. plumping for
  4. plumping up
  5. plumpings
  6. plumpish
  7. plumpishly
  8. plumpishness
  9. plumpitude
  10. plumpitudes
  11. plumpkin

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