missish en · ADJ
Etymology
From miss + -ish.
Meanings
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(dated) Prim and prudish.
You are not going to be Missish, I hope, and pretend to be affronted at an idle report.
1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], chapter XV, in Pride and Prejudice: […], volume III, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 267:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most missish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more missish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |