buckish
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- buckishly adverb
- buckishness noun
Etymology
Origin of buckish
Example Sentences
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I was feeling rather extra buckish myself and that didn't improve matters.
From Mr. Standfast by Buchan, John
He was a fine buckish young fellow, about twenty-one.
From American Scenes, and Christian Slavery A Recent Tour of Four Thousand Miles in the United States by Davies, Ebenezer
I've made him as neat as a new pin this morning, and he says the Bishop will think him too buckish by half.
From Scenes of Clerical Life by Eliot, George
Even Jehu has been buckish, kicking up his heels and gambolling awkwardly.
From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Scott, Robert Falcon
The ponies are very buckish and can scarcely be held in at exercise; it seems certain that they feel the return of daylight.
From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Scott, Robert Falcon
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