Meanings
adjectiveapish (comparative more apish, superlative most apish)
comparative more apish · superlative most apish
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep-der.?
- Proto-Germanic*apô
- Proto-West Germanic*apō
- Old Englishapa
- Middle Englishape
- Englishape
- Englishapish
Translations
Finnish apinamainen
- apinamainenresembling or characteristic of an ape
German affig, äffisch
- affigresembling or characteristic of an ape
- äffischresembling or characteristic of an ape
Irish ápúil
- ápúilresembling or characteristic of an ape
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Cite this entry
APA
apish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apish
MLA
“apish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apish. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apish.
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