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scampish

scampish adjective: resembling a scamp; knavish.

Adjective

scampish (comparative more scampish, superlative most scampish)

  1. Resembling a scamp; knavish.

Forms of scampish

comparativemore scampish
superlativemost scampish

Origin of scampish

From scamp + -ish.

Words formed from scampish

Questions about scampish

What does scampish mean?
Scampish means resembling a scamp; knavish.
What part of speech is scampish?
Scampish is an adjective.

Words near scampish in the dictionary

  1. scampi
  2. scampies
  3. scamping
  4. scampingly
  5. scampis
  6. scampish
  7. scampishly
  8. scampishness
  9. scampo
  10. scamps
  11. scampsman

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