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wivish

wivish is the alternative form of wifish.

Meaning of wifish

Adjective

wifish (comparative more wifish, superlative most wifish)

  1. Like a wife.
    • Lastly, by all means keep the body warm, and remember that the more careful you are of yourself, even at the risk of being thought "old wifish," you will, humanly speaking, be enabled to enjoy the sport to a greater age than you might otherwise do.1882, William Senior, AKA Black Palmer, Scotch Loch-Fishing
    Synonyms:
    wifely, wifey, uxorial

Forms of wivish

comparativemore wivish
superlativemost wivish

Phrases with wivish

Questions about wivish

What is wivish the alternative form of?
Wivish is the alternative form of wifish.

Words near wivish in the dictionary

  1. wivers
  2. wives
  3. wives-in-law
  4. wivesless
  5. wiving
  6. wivish
  7. wivout
  8. WiWa
  9. WIWAL
  10. Wix
  11. Wixams

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