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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

doggish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables
dog-gish
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a dog.

adj

Resembling a mongrel dog, notably in its worst qualities.

adj

Stylish in a showy way.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English doggische, doggissh; equivalent to dog + -ish.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more doggish (comparative) most doggish (superlative)

Derived Forms

doggishly doggishness

Synonyms

doggy doglike currish

Questions

What does doggish mean?
Resembling or characteristic of a dog.
Where does doggish come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce doggish

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