Meanings
adjectivebeevish (comparative more beevish, superlative most beevish)
comparative more beevish · superlative most beevish
- archaicArchaic form of beefish.
Yet, far from luxurious, the plum in its adjectival form is applied to the highest-paid jobs which are unlikely to be won by beevish muttonheads.
1967, Ivor Brown, A Ring of Words, London; Sydney, N.S.W.; Toronto, Ont.: The Bodley Head, page 44
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