When we are hipped or in high spirits. --R. L. Stevenson. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
hippish — somewhat depressed, 1706, from hip (n.) melancholy, variant of hyp, short for HYPOCHONDRIA (Cf. hypochondria) … Etymology dictionary
hippish — a. See hipped … New dictionary of synonyms
hippish — hip·pish … English syllables
hippish — ˈhipish adjective Etymology: hip (V) + ish : characterized by or suffering from worry, depression, or hypochondia : hipped … Useful english dictionary
Hipped — Hipped, Hippish Hip pish, a. [From 5th {Hip}.] Somewhat hypochondriac; melancholy. See {Hyppish}. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] When we are hipped or in high spirits. R. L. Stevenson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Captain Richard Brooks — Richard Brooks was born in Devon, England in c1765, the son of Henry Brooks, Vicar of Salcombe Regis. He had little formal education, entered the British East India Company s service at an early age, and rose to command his own ship. During the… … Wikipedia
hipped — a.; (also hippish) (Colloq.) Melancholy, hypochondriacal, blue, dejected, depressed, low spirited, in low spirits … New dictionary of synonyms
melancholy — I. n. Dejection, depression, gloominess, sadness, gloom, despondency, hypochondria, blues, blue devils, dumps, vapors, low spirits, depression of spirits. II. a. 1. Dejected, dispirited, depressed, sad, sorrowful, unhappy, disconsolate, doleful,… … New dictionary of synonyms
hip|pish — «HIHP ihsh», adjective. Informal. somewhat depressed or sad: »To divert my thoughts a little space, Because I m rather hippish (Byron). ╂[< hip5 + ish] … Useful english dictionary
