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puppetish

puppetish adjective: resembling a puppet in appearance or action; puppetlike.

Adjective

puppetish (comparative more puppetish, superlative most puppetish)

  1. Resembling a puppet in appearance or action; puppetlike.

Forms of puppetish

comparativemore puppetish
superlativemost puppetish

Origin of puppetish

From puppet + -ish.

Questions about puppetish

What does puppetish mean?
Puppetish means resembling a puppet in appearance or action; puppetlike.
What part of speech is puppetish?
Puppetish is an adjective.

Words near puppetish in the dictionary

  1. puppeteered
  2. puppeteering
  3. puppeteers
  4. puppethood
  5. puppeting
  6. puppetish
  7. puppetism
  8. puppetize
  9. puppetized
  10. puppetizes
  11. puppetizing

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