Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Like a beau; foppish; fine: as, “a beauish young spark,”

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Like a beau; characteristic of a beau; foppish; fine.

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  • adjective Like a beau; characteristic of a beau; foppish; fine.

Etymologies

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beau +‎ -ish

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Examples

  • An egregious beauish appearance came up to Miss, and said,

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  • Nor, be it here observed, was Mr. Losely one of those beauish brigands who wear tawdry scarves over soiled linen, and paste rings upon unwashed digitals.

    What Will He Do with It? — Volume 04 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

  • Nor, be it here observed, was Mr. Losely one of those beauish brigands who wear tawdry scarves over soiled linen, and paste rings upon unwashed digitals.

    What Will He Do with It? — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

  • Nevertheless, a custom is not idly handed down by mother to daughter from the dawn of Christianity to the middle of the nineteenth century; and I cannot deny that the local perruquier, though stricken in years, was still so far kept fresh by the immortal youth of the wax heads in his window as to have something beauish about him; or that, just at the moment the Paronsina chanced to go into the campo alone, a

    A Fearful Responsibility and Other Stories William Dean Howells 1878

  • But this state of joyous tranquillity was not of long duration: I had scarce begun my breakfast, when my ears were saluted with a genteel whistle, and the noise of a pair of slippers descending the staircase; and soon after I beheld a contrast to my former prospect, being a very beauish gentleman, with a huge laced hat on, as big as Pistol's in the play; a wig somewhat dishevelled, and a face which at once gave you a perfect idea of emptiness, assurance, and intemperance.

    The Works of Henry Fielding Edited by George Saintsbury in 12 Volumes $p Volume 12 Henry Fielding 1730

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