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poltroonish

poltroonish adjective: resembling a poltroon; cowardly.

Adjective

poltroonish (comparative more poltroonish, superlative most poltroonish)

  1. Resembling a poltroon; cowardly.

Forms of poltroonish

comparativemore poltroonish
superlativemost poltroonish

Origin of poltroonish

From poltroon + -ish.

Words formed from poltroonish

Questions about poltroonish

What does poltroonish mean?
Poltroonish means resembling a poltroon; cowardly.
What part of speech is poltroonish?
Poltroonish is an adjective.

Words near poltroonish in the dictionary

  1. poltron
  2. poltrons
  3. poltroon
  4. poltrooneries
  5. poltroonery
  6. poltroonish
  7. poltroonishly
  8. poltroonism
  9. poltroons
  10. polts
  11. polumathe

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