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Definition of Puppyish - 3 dictionary results

pup⋅py

[puhp-ee]
–noun, plural -pies.
1. a young dog, esp. one less than a year old.
2. Fox Hunting. a foxhound that has hunted regularly for less than one season.
3. pup (def. 2).
4. a presuming, conceited, or empty-headed young man.

Origin:
1480–90; earlier popi. See puppet, -y 2


pup⋅py⋅hood, pup⋅py⋅dom, noun
pup⋅py⋅ish, adjective
pup⋅py⋅like, adjective
pup·py·ish   (pŭp'ē-ĭsh)   
adj.  Resembling or characteristic of a puppy.

Puppyish

Pup"py*ish\, a. Like a puppy.
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