buckish

[ buhk-ish ]

adjective

1. impetuous; dashing.

Other Words From

• buckish·ly adverb
• buckish·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of buckish¹

First recorded in 1505–15; buck ¹ + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

The pretty ones were all too buckish; and the steady ones, a set of the yellowest frights I ever beheld.'

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Tom Nagle thanked his worship, and the buckish young bricklayer was held to bail.

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