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smittlish

smittlish adjective: infectious; catching.

Adjective

smittlish (comparative more smittlish, superlative most smittlish)

  1. (Scotland, dialectal, rare) infectious; catching
    • “I han't been nigh the smittlish consarn,” said the Leech.1851, Sylvester Judd, Margaret
    • “Tell us what caused this smittlish mood.”
      “I do hope it is an infectious mood, Father,” Harriet replied, smiling at her dear papa.2002, Victoria Malvey, Chasing a Rogue

Forms of smittlish

comparativemore smittlish
superlativemost smittlish

Origin of smittlish

From smittle + -ish?

Questions about smittlish

What does smittlish mean?
Smittlish means infectious; catching.
What part of speech is smittlish?
Smittlish is an adjective.

Words near smittlish in the dictionary

  1. smittinids
  2. smittle
  3. smittled
  4. smittles
  5. smittling
  6. smittlish
  7. Smitty
  8. smize
  9. smized
  10. smizes
  11. smizing

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