Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

puggish

/ˈpʌɡɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pug-gish
IPA: /ˈpʌɡɪʃ/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a pug dog.

Example Sentences

"She had a very round face, small squinted eyes, and a short puggish nose."

Etymology

From pug + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: pug

Inflected Forms

more puggish (comparative) most puggish (superlative)

Derived Forms

puggishness

Rhymes With

sluggish thuggish muggish smuggish

Questions

How do you pronounce puggish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpʌɡɪʃ/.
What does puggish mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a pug dog.
Where does puggish come from?: From pug + -ish.

How to pronounce puggish

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