doggish en · ADJ
Etymology
From Middle English doggische, doggissh; equivalent to dog + -ish.
Meanings
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Resembling or characteristic of a dog.
The show's high point is Jim Nutt's "Pug," an image of a woman whose slightly doggish face and coiled hair has all the concentrated perfection of a Northern Renaissance portrait.
1998 April 12, Roberta Smith, “ART IN REVIEW; 'The Risk of Existence'”, in The New York Times:
- Resembling a mongrel dog, notably in its worst qualities.
- Stylish in a showy way.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most doggish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more doggish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
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Translations (4)
bg кучешки (currish) · ga conúil (currish) · nl honds (currish) · nl rekels (currish)