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mopish

[ moh-pish ]

/ ˈmoʊ pɪʃ /

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adjective

given to moping; listless, apathetic, or dejected.

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Origin of mopish

First recorded in 1615–25; mope + -ish¹

OTHER WORDS FROM mopish

mop·ish·ly, adverbmop·ish·ness, noun

Words nearby mopish

mope, moped, mopery, mopes, mopey, mopish, mopoke, MOPP, mopper-up, moppet, mopping-up

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Example sentences from the Web for mopish

Charlie Meynell gave him a line of introduction to me; said he was a decent sort, but mopish!
Mysterious Mr. Sabin|E. Phillips Oppenheim
If I hadn't known you before, I should have thought you were tiresome and mopish and had no spirit.
Rutledge|Miriam Coles Harris
You were always kind of moody and mopish—and you needed work that'd keep you on the jump.
The Turmoil|Booth Tarkington
And, their eating over, the more part of them sat dull and mopish, and as if all things were forgotten for the time present.
The Roots of the Mountains|William Morris

It drives out instantly from Romeo a sentimental love that had made him mopish and wan.
William Shakespeare|John Masefield

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