hoodlumish en · ADJ
Etymology
From hoodlum + -ish.
Meanings
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Characteristic of hoodlums.
A hoodlumish mob of Democrats attacked a rival speaker at Smithfield, and the Republican chairman telegraphed Governor Russell for troops, a request with which he complied.
1979, H. Leon Prather, Resurgent Politics and Educational Progressivism in the New South, page 194:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more hoodlumish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most hoodlumish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |