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shammish

shammish adjective: characteristic of a sham; deceitful.

Adjective

shammish (comparative more shammish, superlative most shammish)

  1. Characteristic of a sham; deceitful

Forms of shammish

comparativemore shammish
superlativemost shammish

Origin of shammish

From sham + -ish.

Questions about shammish

What does shammish mean?
Shammish means characteristic of a sham; deceitful.
What part of speech is shammish?
Shammish is an adjective.

Words near shammish in the dictionary

  1. shammied
  2. shammies
  3. shamming
  4. shamming Abraham
  5. shamming Abram
  6. shammish
  7. shammock
  8. shammocked
  9. shammocking
  10. shammocks
  11. shammos

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