Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spoffish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spoff-ish
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

earnest and active in matters of no importance; bustling

British usage; Colloquial; Dated

Example Sentences

Etymology

Probably from British English dialect spoffle (“to be spoffish”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

more spoffish (comparative) most spoffish (superlative)

Questions

What does spoffish mean?
earnest and active in matters of no importance; bustling
Where does spoffish come from?
Probably from British English dialect spoffle (“to be spoffish”).

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