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captainish

adj

Etymology

From captain + -ish.

  1. derived from *kap-✻
  2. derived from caput
  3. derived from capitāneus
  4. derived from capitaine
  5. inherited from capitain
  6. formed as captainish — “captain + -ish”

Definitions

  1. Typical or characteristic of a captain

    • While Rabbit is described by Milne as being excessively “captainish” or bossy, he also receives warm praise, he has frequent visits from Pooh.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA