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queanish

queanish adjective: like a quean, an impudent or disreputable woman.

Adjective

queanish (comparative more queanish, superlative most queanish)

  1. (obsolete) Like a quean, an impudent or disreputable woman.

Forms of queanish

comparativemore queanish
superlativemost queanish

Origin of queanish

From quean + -ish. Piecewise doublet of queenish.

Questions about queanish

What does queanish mean?
Queanish means like a quean, an impudent or disreputable woman.
What part of speech is queanish?
Queanish is an adjective.

Words near queanish in the dictionary

  1. Queanbeyan-Palerang
  2. queane
  3. queanes
  4. queanie
  5. queanies
  6. queanish
  7. queans
  8. queap
  9. queaps
  10. queasier
  11. queasiest

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