boy scoutish

adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a boy scout, especially in being naively or piously high-minded.

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Meanings

adjectiveboy scoutish (comparative more boy scoutish, superlative most boy scoutish)

comparative more boy scoutish · superlative most boy scoutish

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a boy scout, especially in being naively or piously high-minded.

Origin

From boy scout + -ish.

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APA

boy scoutish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boy%20scoutish

MLA

“boy scoutish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boy%20scoutish. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boy scoutish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boy%20scoutish.

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