airish

[air-ish]

adjective

South Midland and Southern U.S.

1. given to putting on airs.

Word History and Origins

Origin of airish¹

1940–45; air(s) ( air ¹ ) + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

Ventilashun iz a good thing, but when a man kant lay down and sleep in a 10 aker lot without taking down two lengths ov fence to let the wind in he iz alltogether too airish.

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Airish out o' doors, ain't it?

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The flat-topped keys poke up through the aluminum — again, very MacBook Airish.

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

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We were disarmed in our frenzied analysis when we were confronted with such purely imaginary and entertaining types as Sir John and Lady Belinda Manners, Lady Airish, Lady Speakill, Lady Tattle, Lord Foppington and Lord Drinkwell.

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Related Words

• pretentious 
• self-conscious 
• stilted