doggish
Origin of doggish
1Other words from doggish
- dog·gish·ly, adverb
- dog·gish·ness, noun
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How to use doggish in a sentence
Quard lingered a moment, with a fatuous smile for the panels of the closed door, and wagged his head doggishly.
Joan Thursday | Louis Joseph VanceHe planted his hat doggishly at the back of his head, stuck his hands into his pockets, and swaggered after his employer.
Hilda Lessways | Arnold BennettShe would laugh up at him and pat his shoulder and that shoulder would straighten spryly and he would waggle his head doggishly.
Gigolo | Edna FerberHe was piteously, doggishly thankful for his drink, and he cried as he bleated out his prayers for my good health.
The Chequers | James Runciman
British Dictionary definitions for doggish
/ (ˈdɒɡɪʃ) /
of or like a dog
surly; snappish
Derived forms of doggish
- doggishly, adverb
- doggishness, noun
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