"doggish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more doggish [comparative], most doggish [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English doggische, doggissh; equivalent to dog + -ish. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|doggische}} Middle English doggische, {{af|en|dog|-ish}} dog + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} doggish (comparative more doggish, superlative most doggish)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a dog. Synonyms: doggy, doglike
    Sense id: en-doggish-en-adj-J7Z2Y4h~
  2. Resembling a mongrel dog, notably in its worst qualities. Synonyms: currish Translations (currish): кучешки (kučeški) (Bulgarian), honds (Dutch), rekels (Dutch), conúil (Irish)
    Sense id: en-doggish-en-adj-kBnGQWlO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 81 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 24 76 0 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 93 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 86 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 16 77 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 8 92 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 12 81 7 Disambiguation of 'currish': 2 96 2
  3. Stylish in a showy way.
    Sense id: en-doggish-en-adj-mrLWLGwc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: doggishly, doggishness
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          "ref": "1998 April 12, Roberta Smith, “ART IN REVIEW; 'The Risk of Existence'”, in The New York Times:",
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          "ref": "1998 April 12, Roberta Smith, “ART IN REVIEW; 'The Risk of Existence'”, in The New York Times:",
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      "sense": "currish",
      "word": "honds"
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      "sense": "currish",
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