Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knobbish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
knob-bish
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

like a knob (contemptible person); dickish

British usage; Derogatory; Slang

Etymology

From knob + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more knobbish (comparative) most knobbish (superlative)

Questions

What does knobbish mean?
like a knob (contemptible person); dickish
Where does knobbish come from?
From knob + -ish.

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