"roosterish" meaning in All languages combined

See roosterish on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more roosterish [comparative], most roosterish [superlative]
Etymology: rooster + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rooster|ish}} rooster + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} roosterish (comparative more roosterish, superlative most roosterish)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a rooster.
    Sense id: en-roosterish-en-adj-nWxMccDl
  2. (figuratively) Cocky, arrogant, prideful. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-roosterish-en-adj-NovrMd~R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 21 79

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          "ref": "1988, Peter Straub, Koko, Anchor Books, published 2009, page 62",
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          "ref": "1933, Barnaby Ross, Drury Lane's Last Case, republished, March 1946, as by Ellery Queen, Little, Brown, page 24",
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          "ref": "1955, Herman Wouk, Marjorie Morningstar, Little, Brown and Company, published 2013",
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