"scammish" meaning in All languages combined

See scammish on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more scammish [comparative], most scammish [superlative]
Etymology: From scam + -ish. Compare shammish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|scam|ish}} scam + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} scammish (comparative more scammish, superlative most scammish)
  1. (dialectal) awkward; rough; untidy Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-scammish-en-adj-WyCSud3W
  2. Characteristic of a scam; fraudulent; sketchy
    Sense id: en-scammish-en-adj-vgSgZP4v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 43 57

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