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screwish

screwish adjective: characteristic of an old, worn-out, unsound and worthless horse.

Adjective

screwish (comparative more screwish, superlative most screwish)

  1. (dated) Characteristic of an old, worn-out, unsound and worthless horse.

Forms of screwish

comparativemore screwish
superlativemost screwish

Origin of screwish

From screw + -ish.

Questions about screwish

What does screwish mean?
Screwish means characteristic of an old, worn-out, unsound and worthless horse.
What part of speech is screwish?
Screwish is an adjective.

Words near screwish in the dictionary

  1. screwing up
  2. screwing up one's courage
  3. screwing with
  4. screwing, nutting and bolting
  5. screwings
  6. screwish
  7. screwjack
  8. screwjacks
  9. screwjob
  10. screwjobs
  11. screwless

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