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Meaning of "puppyish" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PUPPYISH

puppyish  [ˈpʌpɪɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUPPYISH

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

WHAT DOES PUPPYISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of puppyish in the English dictionary

The definition of puppyish in the dictionary is resembling or having the nature of a young dog or pup. Other definition of puppyish is resembling or having the nature of a brash or conceited young man.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PUPPYISH


babyish
ˈbeɪbɪɪʃ
boyish
ˈbɔɪɪʃ
clayish
ˈkleɪɪʃ
cockneyish
ˈkɒknɪɪʃ
dandyish
ˈdændɪɪʃ
dilettanteish
ˌdɪləˈtæntɪɪʃ
dryish
ˈdraɪɪʃ
fortyish
ˈfɔːtɪɪʃ
greyish
ˈɡreɪɪʃ
highish
ˈhaɪɪʃ
hippieish
ˈhɪpɪɪʃ
lazyish
ˈleɪzɪɪʃ
sissyish
ˈsɪsɪɪʃ
slyish
ˈslaɪɪʃ
sorryish
ˈsɒrɪɪʃ
thirtyish
ˈθɜːtɪɪʃ
toadyish
ˈtəʊdɪɪʃ
tomboyish
ˈtɒmbɔɪɪʃ
wheyish
ˈweɪɪʃ
yuppieish
ˈjʌpɪɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUPPYISH

pupiparous
pupped
puppet
puppet show
puppeteer
puppetlike
puppetry
puppies
pupping
Puppis
puppy
puppy farm
puppy fat
puppy love
puppydom
puppyhood
puppyism
puppylike
pupu
pupunha

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUPPYISH

boobyish
countryish
fiftyish
flunkeyish
fogyish
goyish
grannyish
hobbledehoyish
jockeyish
ladyish
nannyish
ninnyish
pixyish
prettyish
pygmyish
schoolboyish
shyish
Toryish
toyish
zanyish

Synonyms and antonyms of puppyish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «puppyish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUPPYISH

Find out the translation of puppyish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of puppyish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «puppyish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

puppyish
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

puppyish
570 millions of speakers

English

puppyish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

puppyish
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

puppyish
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

puppyish
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

puppyish
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

puppyish
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

puppyish
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Puppyish
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

puppyish
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

puppyish
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

puppyish
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Puppyish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

puppyish
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

puppyish
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिल्ले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

puppyish
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

presuntuoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

puppyish
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

puppyish
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

puppyish
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

puppyish
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

puppyish
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

puppyish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

puppyish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of puppyish

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUPPYISH»

The term «puppyish» is used very little and occupies the 158.813 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUPPYISH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «puppyish» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «puppyish» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUPPYISH»

Discover the use of puppyish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to puppyish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Japanese Phrase Structure Grammar: A Unification-based Approach
In this case, the interpretation is, 'It's Ken's sister's child that is puppyish.' If we start with this case, we will have yet another three interpretations: (i)a. Ken-no imooto-no kodomo-ga namaikida. GEN sisier-GEN child-EXH puppyish It's Ken's  ...
Takao Gunji, 1987
2
How To Speak Dog
If we call the adult language “Wolfish,” and the juvenile language “Puppyish,” it should be clear that a speaker of Wolfish should still be able to understand Puppyish, because he spoke it when he was younger. An individual who speaks only ...
Stanley Coren, 2012
3
A Cat Called Dog:
A Cat Called Dog is a charming, witty and entertaining novel for cat lovers everywhere.
Jem Vanston, 2013
4
When Romeo Met Juliet
A character in Charles Morgan's A Breeze of Morning says: 'The one thing on earth Howard can never be is - puppyish. You don't notice it; you can't be either. And if you find yourself with people who are spontaneously puppyish, you love it;  ...
Leslie Dunkling, 2005
5
Small Animal Pediatrics: The First 12 Months of Life
When compared to wolves, dogs remain puppyish into adulthood and neverbecome sociallymature. The degreeof social maturity attained variesbetween breeds, withherd- guarding dogs remaining very puppyish, followed by retrievers and ...
Michael E. Peterson, Michelle Kutzler, 2010
6
Sanctuary: Original
Impassable, swinging hands withtheir escorts, objects of casual and puppyish pawings,they dawdled up thehill toward the college, swinging their littlehips, looking at Horace with cold, blank eyesashe stepped off the walk in order to pass them.
William Faulkner, 2011
7
Show Me!: A Dog-Showing Primer
Again, if your dog is still puppyish, by all means enter him in the class that explains why he is puppyish. • Amateur-Owner-Handler: For non-champion dogs owned and handled by somebody who has never been a professional handler or  ...
D. Caroline Coile, 2008
8
Psychic Equilibrium and Psychic Change: Selected Papers of ...
very quickly, added that there was also the other fear at that moment, the fear of getting caught up into excited warm feelings, like the feeling he used to call puppyish. I now showed my patient that these two anxieties, that of my seducing him ...
Michael Feldman, Elizabeth Bott Spillius, 2003
9
The Boston Literary Magazine
... its origin from such person or persons as are the least respectable for talent and virtues. What political opinion is now said to be strictly in fashion, except it originates from puppyish office-seekers, or more puppyish demagogues ? Fashion.
‎1833
10
George Gershwin: His Life and Work
When the 'Jazz History of the World' was over girls were putting their heads on men's shoulders in a puppyish, convivial way, girls were swooning backward playfully into men's arms, even into groups knowing that someone would arrest their ...
Howard Pollack, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUPPYISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term puppyish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Maccabees - 'Marks To Prove It'
The transition from the lovable puppyish indie rock of 2007's 'Colour It In' via the more muscular and varied 'Wall Of Arms' in 2009 to the expansive beauty of ... «NME.com, Jul 15»
2
Giovanna D'Arco, Buxton Festival, review: 'heartfelt'
More puppyish directors should note the wisdom of this approach. Kate Ladner makes a fearless Joan, bright and strong of tone and cavalier of pitch and ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Bacharach Reimagined, Menier Chocolate Factory, review: 'relentless'
As it is it feels like the sort of exercise in spirited puppyish fandom that you need to be a diehard Bacharachian to savour. • Burt Bacharach interview: 'I never ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Marriage mined for warm comedy in Weller's Full Catastrophe at CATF
That somewhat pessimistic line is the best part of the movie for Jeremy Cook (Tom Coiner, perfectly puppyish as the hapless academic), the linguist protagonist ... «DC Theatre Scene, Jul 15»
5
Edinburgh festival 2015: the art of the comedy fringe poster
In any given year at the fringe, there'll be young male standups whose primary ambition, visually, is look a bit puppyish and keep Russell Howard's fans onside. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
6
Years & Years, Communion, review: 'master crowd-manipulators'
... collars, while that of Y&Y's curly-mopped frontman, Olly Alexander, often springs into a sweet falsetto with the puppyish charm of a young Michael Jackson. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
The Vamps and Union J in Sherwood Forest: review and photos
... to the stage again to entertain with their singalong numbers such as Carry You, Skyscraper, and Central Park which are pop at its perkiest and most puppyish. «Nottingham Post, Jun 15»
8
'That Sugar Film': Film Review
A shaggy-haired Russell Brand look-alike with a similarly puppyish need for audience adoration, he contrives to spend much of the movie dancing around in his ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jun 15»
9
The 10 Cutest Guys From 1980s New Wave
At one point, the puppyish Ridgeley moved to Monaco and became a race car driver. He now lives a somewhat slower life on a farm with a woman from ... «Papermag, Jun 15»
10
'The D Train' features a scene-stealing James Marsden in a reunion …
Marsden's character, Oliver Lawless, is the studly immovable object to Jack Black's puppyish irresistible force in “The D Train,” in which Black plays Dan ... «Washington Post, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Puppyish [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/puppyish>. Apr 2024 ».
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