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airish

[ air-ish ]
/ ˈɛər ɪʃ /
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adjective South Midland and Southern U.S.
given to putting on airs.
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Origin of airish

1940–45; air(s) (see air1) + -ish1

Words nearby airish

airily, airiness, airing, air injection, air-intake, airish, air jacket, air kiss, air lance, air lane, air-launched cruise missile
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Words related to airish

pretentious, self-conscious, stilted, apish, artificial, artsy, campy, chichi, conscious, highfalutin, posed, stuck-up, unnatural

How to use airish in a sentence

  • In secret she feared that Helena would be a trifle “airish,” and she felt that would be a pity.

    Dorothy's House Party|Evelyn Raymond
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