stockish
stockish adjective: like a stock; stupid; blockish.
Adjective
stockish (comparative more stockish, superlative most stockish)
- Like a stock; stupid; blockish.
- Since naught so stockish, hard, and full of rage,
But music for the time doth change his nature.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]... - Many who have "plied their book diligently," and know all about some one branch or another of accepted lore, come out of the study with an ancient and owl-like demeanour, and prove dry, stockish, and dyspeptic in all the better and brighter parts of life.1881, Robert Louis Stevenson, Virginibus Puerisque
- Since naught so stockish, hard, and full of rage,
Forms of stockish
| comparative | more stockish |
|---|---|
| superlative | most stockish |
Origin of stockish
From stock + -ish.
Words formed from stockish
Questions about stockish
- What does stockish mean?
- Stockish means like a stock; stupid; blockish.
- What part of speech is stockish?
- Stockish is an adjective.
Words near stockish in the dictionary
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