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missyish

adj

Etymology

From missy + -ish.

  1. inherited from *miss-✻ — “loss”
  2. derived from *miss✻
  3. inherited from miss — “loss, absence”
  4. inherited from misse
  5. inherited from *meyth₂-✻ — “to change, exchange, trade”
  6. inherited from *missijaną✻ — “to miss, go wrong, fail”
  7. inherited from *missijan✻
  8. inherited from missan — “to miss, escape the notice of a person”
  9. inherited from missen
  10. suffixed as missy — “miss + y”
  11. suffixed as missyish — “missy + ish”

Definitions

  1. Like a young woman, especially in a negative sense

    Like a young woman, especially in a negative sense; foolish, sentimental, inclined to give oneself airs, etc.

The neighborhood

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