babishly

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adverb

In a babyish manner; childishly.

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Meanings

adverbbabishly (comparative more babishly, superlative most babishly)

comparative more babishly · superlative most babishly

  1. In a babyish manner; childishly.

    Is not this a proper kind of reasoning? is this the reverence due to the scriptures, thus babishly to abuse them?

    1848, John Whitgift, John Ayre, Works of Archbishop Whitgift, page 12

Origin

From babish + -ly.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

shabbily
Cite this entry
APA

babishly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/babishly

MLA

“babishly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/babishly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “babishly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/babishly.

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