"kickish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more kickish [comparative], most kickish [superlative]
Etymology: kick + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|kick|ish}} kick + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} kickish (comparative more kickish, superlative most kickish)
  1. Liable to kick.
    Sense id: en-kickish-en-adj-2uvF5ZaI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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