- Apishness
- Apishness Ap"ish*ness, n. The quality of being apish; mimicry; foppery. [1913 Webster]
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Apishness
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apishness — noun see apish … New Collegiate Dictionary
apishness — See apishly. * * * … Universalium
apishness — noun The state or quality of being apish … Wiktionary
apishness — apˈishness or (Carlyle) apˈism noun • • • Main Entry: ↑ape … Useful english dictionary
apish — adjective Date: circa 1527 resembling an ape: as a. extremely silly or affected < apish antics > b. given to slavish imitation • apishly adverb • apishness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
apish — apishly, adv. apishness, n. /ay pish/, adj. 1. having the qualities, appearance, or ways of an ape. 2. slavishly imitative. 3. foolishly affected; silly. [1525 35; APE + ISH1] * * * … Universalium
caricature and cartoon — ▪ graphic arts Introduction in graphic art, comically distorted drawing or likeness, done with the purpose of satirizing or ridiculing its subject. Cartoons are used today primarily for conveying political commentary and editorial opinion… … Universalium
apish — [ eɪpɪʃ] adjective 1》 resembling or likened to an ape. 2》 foolish or silly. Derivatives apishly adverb apishness noun … English new terms dictionary
apish — /ˈeɪpɪʃ/ (say aypish) adjective 1. having the qualities, appearance, or ways of an ape. 2. slavishly imitative. 3. foolishly affected. –apishly, adverb –apishness, noun …
apish — [āp′ish] adj. 1. like an ape 2. imitative in an unreasoning way 3. silly, affected, mischievous, etc. apishly adv. apishness n … English World dictionary
