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spoffy

spoffy is the alternative form of spoffish.

Meaning of spoffish

Adjective

spoffish (comparative more spoffish, superlative most spoffish)

  1. (UK, colloquial, dated) earnest and active in matters of no importance; bustling
    • , Horatio Sparkins
      Mr. Malderton, […] a little spoffish man, with green spectacles, entered the room.

Forms of spoffy

comparativemore spoffy
superlativemost spoffy

Questions about spoffy

What is spoffy the alternative form of?
Spoffy is the alternative form of spoffish.

Words near spoffy in the dictionary

  1. Spofford
  2. Spoffords
  3. Spofforth
  4. Spofforth with Stockeld
  5. Spofforths
  6. spoffy
  7. SPOFs
  8. spog
  9. spogel
  10. spoggie
  11. spoggies

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