stockish

[ stok-ish ]

/ ˈstɒk ɪʃ /

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adjective

like a block of wood; stupid.

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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

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candypuff

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Origin of stockish

First recorded in 1590–1600; stock + -ish¹

OTHER WORDS FROM stockish

stock·ish·ly, adverbstock·ish·ness, noun

Words nearby stockish

stocking frame, stocking mask, stocking stitch, stocking stuffer, stock in trade, stockish, stockist, stockjobber, stock ledger, stockless, stock lock

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How to use stockish in a sentence

Nought so stockish, hard, and full of rage, / But music for the time doth change its nature.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
My cousin said he prayed that her prophecy might come true, but I remained hard and stockish.
More Pages from a Journal|Mark Rutherford
The pilgrim is throughout a pale and stockish figure; but the devil covers a multitude of defects.
Lay Morals|Robert Louis Stevenson

British Dictionary definitions for stockish

stockish

/ (ˈstɒkɪʃ) /

adjective

stupid or dull

Derived forms of stockish

stockishly, adverbstockishness, noun

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