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swellish

swellish adjective: like a swell or dandy; stylish.

Adjective

swellish (comparative more swellish, superlative most swellish)

  1. (dated, slang) Like a swell or dandy; stylish.
  2. Quite swell, quite awesome

Synonyms of swellish

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All synonyms of swellish

Forms of swellish

comparativemore swellish
superlativemost swellish

Origin of swellish

From swell + -ish.

Words formed from swellish

Questions about swellish

What does swellish mean?
Swellish means like a swell or dandy; stylish.
What part of speech is swellish?
Swellish is an adjective.

Words near swellish in the dictionary

  1. swelling tapes
  2. swelling the ranks
  3. swelling up
  4. swellingly
  5. swellings
  6. swellish
  7. swellishness
  8. swellmobsman
  9. swellmobsmen
  10. swellness
  11. swells

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