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buckish
[ buhk-ish ]
/ ˈbʌk ɪʃ /
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adjective
impetuous; dashing.
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OTHER WORDS FROM buckish
buck·ish·ly, adverbbuck·ish·ness, nounWords nearby buckish
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How to use buckish in a sentence
The pretty ones were all too buckish; and the steady ones, a set of the yellowest frights I ever beheld.'
The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5)|Fanny BurneyTom Nagle thanked his worship, and the buckish young bricklayer was held to bail.
Mornings at Bow Street|John Wight