pansyish

adj

Etymology

From pansy + -ish.

  1. derived from pensée
  2. suffixed as pansyish — “pansy + ish

Definitions

  1. Of a man

    Of a man: effeminate, weak, wussy.

    • Jocelyn Brooke's brilliant, semi-autobiographical The Military Orchid deals with the author's sensitive, precocious, pansyish childhood, defined largely by the pursuit of exotic orchids and addiction to fireworks.
    • Conor was also pansyish and into music and theatre. At last I would have a genuine friend there; someone I had something in common with. My wallflower days were over!

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