doggish

[ daw-gish, dog-ish ]

adjective

1. like a dog; canine:

   doggish affection.

2. surly; mean:

   a doggish temper.

3. stylish and showy.

doggish

/ ˈdɒɡɪʃ /

adjective

1. of or like a dog
2. surly; snappish

Derived Forms

• ˈdoggishly, adverb
• ˈdoggishness, noun

Other Words From

• doggish·ly adverb
• doggish·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of doggish¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; dog, -ish ¹

Example Sentences

Bats without facial membranes; with short obtuse and bull-doggish heads; large lips.

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The plume of his tail began to wave; his jaws stretched wide in a doggish smile.

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For the dog is the last link in the chain of lowering feeling, and takes his doggish views of the matter.

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The dog growls; Ulenspiegel does not stop: the dog makes a great uproar of doggish wrath.

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Other travelers were there ahead of us and as everyone was rather damp the odor of the closed vehicle was somewhat wet-doggish.

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