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spivvish

spivvish is the alternative spelling of spivish.

Meaning of spivish

Adjective

spivish (not comparable)

  1. Having the behaviour and appearance of a spiv.
    • The Sporting Life was racing. […] It was louche, spivish and disreputable just like the Turf itself.1999 March 5, Jamie Reid, “The murder of this Sporting Life”, in The Guardian, retrieved 02 Feb 2017

Forms of spivvish

comparativemore spivvish
superlativemost spivvish

Origin of spivvish

From spiv + -ish.

Questions about spivvish

What is spivvish the alternative spelling of?
Spivvish is the alternative spelling of spivish.

Words near spivvish in the dictionary

  1. spivveries
  2. spivvery
  3. spivvier
  4. spivviest
  5. spivvily
  6. spivvish
  7. spivvy
  8. Spix's guan
  9. Spix's guans
  10. Spixworth
  11. spizelline

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