"gooseberryish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more gooseberryish [comparative], most gooseberryish [superlative]
Etymology: gooseberry + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|gooseberry|ish}} gooseberry + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} gooseberryish (comparative more gooseberryish, superlative most gooseberryish)
  1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a gooseberry (the fruit). Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-gooseberryish-en-adj-wZgoMpv4
  2. (UK, informal) Of a person: feeling neither necessary nor wanted in a given situation. Tags: UK, informal
    Sense id: en-gooseberryish-en-adj-ByIrT4BD Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 6 94

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