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shrimpish

shrimpish adjective: synonym of shrimpy.

Adjective

shrimpish (comparative more shrimpish, superlative most shrimpish)

  1. Synonym of shrimpy.
    Synonyms:
    shrimpy

Synonyms of shrimpish

Forms of shrimpish

comparativemore shrimpish
superlativemost shrimpish

Origin of shrimpish

From shrimp + -ish.

Questions about shrimpish

What does shrimpish mean?
Shrimpish means synonym of shrimpy.
What part of speech is shrimpish?
Shrimpish is an adjective.

Words near shrimpish in the dictionary

  1. shrimpier
  2. shrimpiest
  3. shrimpiness
  4. shrimping
  5. shrimping up
  6. shrimpish
  7. shrimple
  8. shrimpless
  9. shrimplet
  10. shrimplets
  11. shrimplike

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