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apish

[ ey-pish ]

adjective

  1. having the qualities, appearance, or ways of an ape.
  2. slavishly imitative.
  3. foolishly affected; silly.


apish

/ ˈɪɪʃ /

adjective

  1. stupid; foolish
  2. resembling an ape
  3. slavishly imitative
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ辱, adverb
  • ˈ辱Ա, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • i· adverb
  • i·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of apish1

First recorded in 1525–35; ape + -ish 1
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We, these weird, apish creatures capable of pondering their own origins, are the biggest mystery of all, I say.

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Returning to our humble, apish roots is the only way to see anti-science sentiment go the way of the dodo.

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They are evolutionary throwbacks, “savages” with apish, “atavistic” features.

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In his grossest display of disaffection, he apishly smeared his feces on the embassy walls, according to Ecuador’s interior minister.

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My arms suddenly felt apishly long, knuckles threatening to scrape the pavement.

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