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APISHNESS

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ap⋅ish

  [ey-pish]
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–adjective
1. having the qualities, appearance, or ways of an ape.
2. slavishly imitative.
3. foolishly affected; silly.
Origin:
1525–35; ape + -ish 1

Related forms:
ap⋅ish⋅ly, adverb
ap⋅ish⋅ness, noun
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ap·ish   (ā'pĭsh)   
adj.  

  1. Resembling an ape.

  2. Slavishly or foolishly imitative: "My own performances were apish imitations of Olivier's stirring cadences" (Robert Brustein).

  3. Silly; outlandish.

ap'ish·ly adv., ap'ish·ness n.
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