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tenderfootish

tenderfootish adjective: resembling or characteristic of a tenderfoot.

Adjective

tenderfootish (comparative more tenderfootish, superlative most tenderfootish)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a tenderfoot.

Forms of tenderfootish

comparativemore tenderfootish
superlativemost tenderfootish

Origin of tenderfootish

From tenderfoot + -ish.

Questions about tenderfootish

What does tenderfootish mean?
Tenderfootish means resembling or characteristic of a tenderfoot.
What part of speech is tenderfootish?
Tenderfootish is an adjective.

Words near tenderfootish in the dictionary

  1. tenderest-hearted
  2. tendereth
  3. tenderfeet
  4. tenderfoot
  5. tenderfooted
  6. tenderfootish
  7. tenderfootism
  8. tenderfoots
  9. tenderful
  10. tenderfully
  11. tenderfuls

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