adj
Meaning 1
Resembling or characteristic of a dog.
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: doggy, doglike
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
doggish
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adj
Meaning 2
Resembling a mongrel dog, notably in its worst qualities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: currish
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Stylish in a showy way.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English doggische, doggissh; equivalent to dog + -ish.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: кучешки (kučeški) — currish
- Dutch: honds — currish
- Dutch: rekels — currish
- Irish: conúil — currish