Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to or suggestive of a dog.
- adjective Surly; gruff.
- adjective Informal Showily stylish.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Like a dog; churlish; growling; snappish.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Like a dog; having the bad qualities of a dog; churlish; growling; brutal.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
currish , resembling amongrel dog, notably in his worst qualities - adjective
stylish in ashowy way
Etymologies
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Examples
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It came to me that their behavior was like that of hungry dogs, and in the fitness of things I should not have been astonished had Zilla suddenly developed a tail and thumped it on the floor in right doggish fashion.
The White Man's Way 2010
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The reason you see so many women become the victims of doggish men is because their fathers have not told them anything except that if you go out and do such and such, you're a slut and no daughter of mine.
Alice Walker: On Finding Your Bliss Interview by Evelyn C. White 2010
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It came to me that their behavior was like that of hungry dogs, and in the fitness of things I should not have been astonished had Zilla suddenly developed a tail and thumped it on the floor in right doggish fashion.
THE WHITE MAN'S WAY 2010
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Reading it made me think that it might be helpful to create a list of the characters populating this shaggy doggish story to date.
An Exquisite Corpse Adventure Who’s Who « educating alice 2010
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Reading it made me think that it might be helpful to create a list of the characters populating this shaggy doggish story to date.
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While I was away, they became more devoted to their doggish pursuits, taking more classes, and making good friends in doggy circles.
Alberta, Alberta, Where You Been So Long? kittenpie 2007
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While I was away, they became more devoted to their doggish pursuits, taking more classes, and making good friends in doggy circles.
Archive 2007-01-01 kittenpie 2007
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What I hoped to find were clear routines and games that could be modeled in a doggish toy such as Aibo.
INSIDE OF A DOG ALEXANDRA HOROWITZ 2009
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Obie looked from Marshall to Joshua and dropped his jaw to let out a violent shot of laughter followed by a bellyful of rapid doggish tittering.
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The statue does not look very doggish, gargoyle is more like it.
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