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Meaning of "gangsterish" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF GANGSTERISH

ˈɡæŋstərɪʃ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GANGSTERISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gangsterish is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GANGSTERISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of gangsterish in the English dictionary

The definition of gangsterish in the dictionary is resembling a gangster; resembling that of a gangster or gangsters.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GANGSTERISH

actorish · amateurish · barish · bearish · bitterish · boosterish · dissenterish · feverish · gibberish · harish · impoverish · Moorish · Pooterish · schoolmasterish · spinsterish · squarish · trainspotterish · unactorish · waterish · winterish

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GANGSTERISH

gangplank · gangplow · gangrel · gangrene · gangrenous · gangshag · gangsman · gangsta · gangsta rap · gangsta rapper · gangster · gangster chic · gangster rap · gangsterdom · gangsterism · gangsterland · Gangtok · gangue · gangway

WORDS THAT END LIKE GANGSTERISH

bounderish · buccaneerish · cavalierish · cherish · cleverish · copperish · empoverish · flapperish · Irish · lickerish · liverish · loaferish · Micawberish · pantherish · perish · pokerish · Quakerish · quicksilverish · quiverish · ratherish · tigerish

Synonyms and antonyms of gangsterish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gangsterish» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF GANGSTERISH

Find out the translation of gangsterish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of gangsterish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gangsterish» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

gangsterish
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

gangsteril
570 millions of speakers
en

English

gangsterish
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

gangsterish
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

gangsterish
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

gangsterish
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

gangsterish
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

gangsterish
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

gangsterish
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Gangsterish
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

gangsterish
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

gangsterish
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

gangsterish
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Gangsterish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gangsterish
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

gangsterish
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

गँगस्टरशिप
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

gangsterish
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

gangsterish
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

gangsterish
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

gangsterish
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

gangsterish
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

gangsterish
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gangsterish
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gangsterish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gangsterish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gangsterish

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GANGSTERISH»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of gangsterish
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «gangsterish».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gangsterish

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GANGSTERISH»

Discover the use of gangsterish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gangsterish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Roppongi Crossing: The Demise of a Tokyo Nightclub District ...
They are Japanese, but the Japanese gangsterish clan also likes foreign girls, perhaps increasingly so. Beautiful blondes who can speak Japanese are especially popular. I suppose that is who I would encounter if I were able to get into an ...
Roman A. Cybriwsky, 2011
2
Cultures, Ideologies, and the Dictionary: Studies in Honor ...
If there was something grim, anonymous, and evil about UB, there was something gangsterish about bezpieka. The first was associated with secret and anonymous activities such as torturing people in cellars; the latter was associated with ...
Braj B. Kachru, Henry Kahane, 1995
3
The Gasbag
Her reappearance in fedora and gangsterish suit in act II was also effective, particularly because she altered her bearing and manner to go with the costuming. Again, nicely done. The more modest women's roles were similarly well handled.
‎1991
4
A Dream Foreclosed: Black America and the Fight for a Place ...
Told through the eyes of four families, A Dream Foreclosed reveals the ongoing human tragedy of the crisis--and the spectacular possibilities that emerge when everyday people challenge the all-powerful corporations that the U.S. government ...
Laura Gottesdiener, 2013
5
Lenin: A Biography
Lenin pulled back Shotman and told him that only 'fools use fists in a polemic'.21 Nevertheless the Russian Social- Democratic Labour Party had acquired a gangsterish aspect. To one of his supporters around this time Lenin put the matter ...
Robert Service, 2011
6
Nissequott
Margaret Dawe. a turned, startled, in the midst of pouring through that plastic top to control the flow, her cigarette smoke rising in her face, one eye closed gangsterish. I held Ma's original Tom Sawyer which she stole from Andrew Jackson High ...
Margaret Dawe, 1994
7
A Language Older Than Words
How can we be so poor as to define ourselves as an ego tied in a sack of skin, or worse, as lumbering automatons pressed into service by gangsterish genes? We are the relationships we share, we are that process of relating, we are, whether ...
Derrick Jensen, 2004
8
Green Island
... the Dream in actual action, people just wanting to live a good life and share it with others rather than playing the gangsterish 'King of the Castle' game, winner take all!! - here the people have stood together against the imperialist bullies and  ...
Dave Patterson, 2008
9
Remembering Ken Saro-Wiwa and Other Essays
There was nothing particularly gangsterish about him, unlike some of the others I was to meet. He was of average height and build, clean-shaven, with lots of gold rings on his fingers. The only distinctive feature about him was his missing ...
Adewale Maja-Pearce, 2005
10
London Noir
I liked the sound of Chicago, a bit gangsterish, but it came across too friendly on the page. Then Typewriter. Quite sinister-looking, but more of a ransom-note font, I thought. In the end I went for Times New Roman. Simple. Serious. Businesslike  ...
Cathi Unsworth, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GANGSTERISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gangsterish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Through the Glass Darkly: Tariq Aziz and Iraq's Tragedy
It was a rule marked by such individuals of gangsterish proportion as “Chemical Ali” (Saddam's cousin Ali Hassan al-Majid), and son Qusay, ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jun 15»
2
Rumor: Star Wars Spinoff Film to Feature Han Solo, Boba Fett
I think he'd be able to adapt to the proposed Western/gangsterish tone of the movie right away, and he's got an exciting, kinetic directing style ... «Dork Side of the Force, Jun 15»
3
Last Word: Flick, Flick
A recent article in the Washington Post profiled a photographer with the pleasingly gangsterish name of Babycakes Romero, who ... «Commonweal, Jun 15»
4
Review: Marvelous McCarthy shines in 'Spy'
Gangsterish Bobby Cannavale plays the glamorous terrorist De Luca. Tall and mousy-looking Miranda Hart plays Nancy, Susan's supportive ... «ABS CBN News, May 15»
5
Rundle: after shots rang out, a deafening silence and nothing to be …
... to the matter, President Joko Widodo lives up to his claim to be modernising the country, making it more transparent, less gangsterish. «Crikey, Apr 15»
6
Dublin Restaurateur John Farrell on life between Ballymun and …
... Miss Sue, the Drury Street seafood bar, above the soon-to-open Luna, a sophisticated Italian with a distinct 1970s gangsterish aesthetic. «Irish Independent, Mar 15»
7
The Shocking Finding From the DOJ's Ferguson Report That …
News reports and analysis have focused on the racism discovered in departmental emails, and the gangsterish financial "shakedown" methods ... «Huffington Post, Mar 15»
8
In 'Tristan,' a tragedy that's a lot of fun
When the swaggering Irish king Morholt (Niall Ashdown) and his gangsterish henchmen invade Cornwall, a knife fight straight out of “West Side ... «Boston Globe, Mar 15»
9
Will South Korea Have to Bomb the North, Eventually?
... then Southern elites will increasingly see those weapons as threats to Southern survival, not just tools of defense or gangsterish blackmail. «The Diplomat, Mar 15»
10
Cities Saving States
And they, in turn, could help to change the gangsterish dynamics that dominate national politics and yield the same cadre of incompetent ... «Foreign Policy, Mar 15»
REFERENCE
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