Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gittish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: git-tish
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like a git; jerkish; obnoxious.

British usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"Prince George is shy and just pretends to be bluff and crass and unbelievably thick and gittish, whilst deep down he is a soft little marshmallowy, pigletty type of creature."
"Anna sighed. 'Jackson was a git. As usual.' 'Uneasy lies the head that wears a throne. Specifically gittish, or just generally?'"
"He'd done it to escape the bitter, miserable git of a man he'd become. […] Problem was, his home self could still be pretty gittish, and if he went to these awards everyone might see that."

Etymology

From git + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: git

Usage

British usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

more gittish (comparative) most gittish (superlative)

Questions

What does gittish mean?: Like a git; jerkish; obnoxious.
Where does gittish come from?: From git + -ish.

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