miss´ish|ness

miss´ish|ness
miss|ish «MIHS ihsh», adjective.
prim; prudish; affected: »

You are not going to be missish, I hope, and pretend to be affronted at an idle report (Jane Austen).

[< miss2 + -ish]
miss´ish|ness, noun.

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  • miss|ish — «MIHS ihsh», adjective. prim; prudish; affected: »You are not going to be missish, I hope, and pretend to be affronted at an idle report (Jane Austen). ╂[< miss2 + ish] –miss´ish|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • ish — ish·er·wood; ish·kash·mi; ish·kyl·dite; ish·ma·el; ish·ma·el·ite; ish·ma·el·it·ish; ish·ma·el·it·ish; is·land·ish; ivory tower·ish; jad·ish; jew·ish·ness; jin·go·ish; kent·ish; kent·ish·man; kick·ish; kit·ten·ish; knav·ish; knav·ish·ly;… …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • miss — dis·miss·ing·ly; kou·miss; miss; miss·ish; miss·out; re·miss; re·miss·ibil·i·ty; re·miss·ible; re·miss·ly; re·miss·ness; sub·miss; sub·miss·ly; un·miss·able; de·miss·ion; dis·miss; cher·e·miss; miss·ish·ness; re·miss·ible·ness; re·miss·ibly; …   English syllables

  • missishness — miss·ish·ness …   English syllables

  • Missish — Miss ish, a. Like a miss; prim; affected; sentimental. [1913 Webster] {Miss ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Missishness — Missish Miss ish, a. Like a miss; prim; affected; sentimental. [1913 Webster] {Miss ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… …   English syllables

  • able — ab·sorb·able; ac·count·able; ac·tion·able; adapt·able; ad·vance·able; ad·vis·able·ness; al·lege·able; al·ter·able; ami·able·ness; bounce·able; brib·able; bridge·able; buff·able; build·able; burn·able; can·cel·able; change·able; change·able·ness;… …   English syllables

  • -dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

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