"cubbish" meaning in English

See cubbish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more cubbish [comparative], most cubbish [superlative]
Etymology: From cub + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cub|ish}} cub + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} cubbish (comparative more cubbish, superlative most cubbish)
  1. Reminiscent of a cub, i.e. shy and naive. Derived forms: cubbishly, cubbishness
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