Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

froggish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: frog-gish
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a frog (amphibian).

adj

Inclined to fight.

adj

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a French person.

Offensive; Slang

adj

Resembling or characteristic of the French language.

Offensive; Slang

Example Sentences

"The fairy queen of the freak-folk movement, Ms. Newsom uses a harp and her froggish little voice to spin elaborate, beguiling fantasies."
"Fuck with me now, bitch; let's see you freestyle! Talk is cheap, motherfucker, if you really feelin' froggish, leap."
"Well if you feel froggish And you wanna hop my gal Please don't be no fool 'Cause I took you for my pal."

Etymology

From frog + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: frog

Usage

Inflected Forms

more froggish (comparative) most froggish (superlative)

Derived Forms

froggishly froggishness

Frequently Paired Words

anuran batrachian salientian toadish toadlike toadly toady

Synonyms

froggy froglike frogly ranine

Questions

What does froggish mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a frog (amphibian).
Where does froggish come from?: From frog + -ish.

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