Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buckish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
buck-ish
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like a male goat; foul-smelling or lascivious.

Obsolete

adj

Like a dandy; foppish.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From buck + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more buckish (comparative) most buckish (superlative)

Derived Forms

buckishly buckishness

Synonyms

stinky lustful bad buckish cacodorous fetid foul-smelling funky graveolent malodorous mawkish niffy

Questions

What does buckish mean?
Like a male goat; foul-smelling or lascivious.
Where does buckish come from?
From buck + -ish.

How to pronounce buckish

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