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ribaldish

ribaldish adjective: like a ribald; disposed to ribaldry.

Adjective

ribaldish (comparative more ribaldish, superlative most ribaldish)

  1. (archaic) Like a ribald; disposed to ribaldry.
    • They have a ribaldish tongue.c. 1625, Joseph Hall, The Estate of a Christian (sermon)

Forms of ribaldish

comparativemore ribaldish
superlativemost ribaldish

Origin of ribaldish

From ribald + -ish.

Questions about ribaldish

What does ribaldish mean?
Ribaldish means like a ribald; disposed to ribaldry.
What part of speech is ribaldish?
Ribaldish is an adjective.

Words near ribaldish in the dictionary

  1. Ribagorza
  2. Ribagorça
  3. ribald
  4. ribalder
  5. ribaldest
  6. ribaldish
  7. ribaldly
  8. ribaldo
  9. ribaldos
  10. ribaldous
  11. ribaldries

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