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wimpish

wimpish adjective: characteristic of a wimp.

Adjective

wimpish (comparative more wimpish, superlative most wimpish)

  1. Characteristic of a wimp.

Forms of wimpish

comparativemore wimpish
superlativemost wimpish

Origin of wimpish

From wimp + -ish.

Words formed from wimpish

Questions about wimpish

What does wimpish mean?
Wimpish means characteristic of a wimp.
What part of speech is wimpish?
Wimpish is an adjective.

Words near wimpish in the dictionary

  1. wimpiest
  2. wimpily
  3. wimpiness
  4. wimping
  5. wimping out
  6. wimpish
  7. wimpishly
  8. wimpishness
  9. wimple
  10. wimpled
  11. wimpleless

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