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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

puppyish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pup-py-ish
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

With the playful, innocent, eager-to-please or energetic qualities of a puppy.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more puppyish (comparative) most puppyish (superlative)

Derived Forms

puppyishly

Synonyms

puppylike

Questions

What does puppyish mean?
With the playful, innocent, eager-to-please or energetic qualities of a puppy.
Where does puppyish come from?
Etymology tree English puppy Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English puppyish From puppy + -ish.

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