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laddish

/ˈlædɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables
lad-dish
IPA
/ˈlædɪʃ/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like a stereotypical Jack the lad: boorish, reckless, inclined to binge drinking, etc.

British usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English ladde English lad Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English laddish From lad + -ish.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more laddish (comparative) most laddish (superlative)

Derived Forms

laddishly laddishness

Phrases

new laddish

Frequently Paired Words

new laddish

Synonyms

ladlike

Rhymes With

radish kaddish faddish caddish maddish baddish saddish gladish

Questions

How do you pronounce laddish?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlædɪʃ/.
What does laddish mean?
Like a stereotypical Jack the lad: boorish, reckless, inclined to binge drinking, etc.
Where does laddish come from?
Etymology tree Middle English ladde English lad Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English laddish From lad + -ish.

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