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doggish

[ daw-gish, dog-ish ]

adjective

  1. like a dog; canine:

    doggish affection.

  2. surly; mean:

    a doggish temper.

  3. stylish and showy.


doggish

/ ˈdɒɡɪʃ /

adjective

  1. of or like a dog
  2. surly; snappish
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈdoggishly, adverb
  • ˈdoggishness, noun
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Other Words From

  • doggish·ly adverb
  • doggish·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of doggish1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; dog, -ish 1
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Example Sentences

The terms “destroyed nation”, “the hellish peninsula” and “doggish country” followed closely on its tail.

For me, their complementary approaches of demure, catlike problem-solving and doggish, walnut-knuckled obstinacy are as mind-expanding and revelatory as anything Schreber and Wittgenstein ever wrote.

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Meanwhile Murphy, the dog, is getting into the act, in a more doggish way.

But overall, the human race would be a lot better if we all strove — doggedly — to be a little more, er, doggish.

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