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adjectivecaptainish (comparative more captainish, superlative most captainish)
comparative more captainish · superlative most captainish
- Typical or characteristic of a captain
While Rabbit is described by Milne as being excessively “captainish” or bossy, he also receives warm praise, he has frequent visits from Pooh.
2012, Daniel Eckstein, The Couple’S Match Book
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captainish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/captainish
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“captainish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/captainish. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “captainish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/captainish.
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