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shoppish

shoppish adjective: having the appearance or qualities of a shopkeeper.

Adjective

shoppish (comparative more shoppish, superlative most shoppish)

  1. (dated) Having the appearance or qualities of a shopkeeper.
  2. Resembling a shop

Forms of shoppish

comparativemore shoppish
superlativemost shoppish

Origin of shoppish

From shop + -ish.

Words formed from shoppish

Questions about shoppish

What does shoppish mean?
Shoppish means having the appearance or qualities of a shopkeeper.
What part of speech is shoppish?
Shoppish is an adjective.

Words near shoppish in the dictionary

  1. shopping trolley
  2. shopping trolleys
  3. shopping-bag ladies
  4. shopping-bag lady
  5. shoppings
  6. shoppish
  7. shoppishness
  8. shoppy
  9. shoppy shop
  10. shoppy shops
  11. shoproom

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