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whelpish

whelpish adjective: resembling or characteristic of a whelp.

Adjective

whelpish (comparative more whelpish, superlative most whelpish)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a whelp.

Forms of whelpish

comparativemore whelpish
superlativemost whelpish

Origin of whelpish

From whelp + -ish.

Questions about whelpish

What does whelpish mean?
Whelpish means resembling or characteristic of a whelp.
What part of speech is whelpish?
Whelpish is an adjective.

Words near whelpish in the dictionary

  1. whelpie
  2. whelpies
  3. whelping
  4. whelping ice
  5. whelpings
  6. whelpish
  7. whelpless
  8. Whelpley
  9. Whelpleys
  10. whelpling
  11. whelplings

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