"spoffish" meaning in All languages combined

See spoffish on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: En-us-spoffish.ogg [US] Forms: more spoffish [comparative], most spoffish [superlative]
Etymology: Probably from British English dialect spoffle (“to be spoffish”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|spoffle||to be spoffish}} spoffle (“to be spoffish”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} spoffish (comparative more spoffish, superlative most spoffish)
  1. (UK, colloquial, dated) earnest and active in matters of no importance; bustling Tags: UK, colloquial, dated
    Sense id: en-spoffish-en-adj-SDufNbM5 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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