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Apish — Ap ish, a. Having the qualities of an ape; prone to imitate in a servile manner. Hence: Apelike; fantastically silly; foppish; affected; trifling. [1913 Webster] The apish gallantry of a fantastic boy. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
apish — [āp′ish] adj. 1. like an ape 2. imitative in an unreasoning way 3. silly, affected, mischievous, etc. apishly adv. apishness n … English World dictionary
apish — adjective Date: circa 1527 resembling an ape: as a. extremely silly or affected < apish antics > b. given to slavish imitation • apishly adverb • apishness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
apish — apishly, adv. apishness, n. /ay pish/, adj. 1. having the qualities, appearance, or ways of an ape. 2. slavishly imitative. 3. foolishly affected; silly. [1525 35; APE + ISH1] * * * … Universalium
apish — Synonyms and related words: asinine, batty, befooled, beguiled, besotted, brainless, buffoonish, cockeyed, crazy, credulous, daffy, daft, dazed, delineatory, depictive, dizzy, doting, dumb, echoic, embodying, emulative, fatuitous, fatuous,… … Moby Thesaurus
apish — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Copying another in an inferior or obsequious way: emulative, imitative, slavish. See SAME … English dictionary for students
apish — ap·ish || eɪpɪʃ adj. silly, clownish; apelike; imitative … English contemporary dictionary
apish — [ eɪpɪʃ] adjective 1》 resembling or likened to an ape. 2》 foolish or silly. Derivatives apishly adverb apishness noun … English new terms dictionary
apish — a. 1. Imitative (in a servile manner), mimicking. 2. Affected, foppish, trifling … New dictionary of synonyms
apish — ap·ish … English syllables
