doggishness

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noun

The quality of being doggish.

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Meanings

noundoggishness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being doggish.

    We love them, despite their dirty doggishness for their servility and dependence and devotion.

    1977 February 20, Glenn Collins, “Shaggy dog story”, in The New York Times

Origin

From doggish + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

“doggishness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doggishness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doggishness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doggishness.

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