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toadish

Syllables: toad·ish

toadish adjective: like a toad.

Adjective

toadish (comparative more toadish, superlative most toadish)

  1. Like a toad.
    • revel in a toadish insensibility1869, Mary Frere, Love's Triumph
    • The only human occupant of the back seat was a toadish little creature. He held out a severely mangled hand, with clawed, yellowish nails.2012, Andrew Vachss, Blackjack: A Cross Novel
    Synonyms:
    toadlike, toadly

Synonyms of toadish

Forms of toadish

comparativemore toadish
superlativemost toadish

Origin of toadish

From toad + -ish.

Questions about toadish

What does toadish mean?
Toadish means like a toad.
What part of speech is toadish?
Toadish is an adjective.

Words near toadish in the dictionary

  1. toadied
  2. toadier
  3. toadiers
  4. toadies
  5. toading
  6. toadish
  7. Toadlena
  8. toadless
  9. toadlet
  10. toadlets
  11. toadlike

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