gooseberryish

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a gooseberry (the fruit).

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Meanings

adjectivegooseberryish (comparative more gooseberryish, superlative most gooseberryish)

comparative more gooseberryish · superlative most gooseberryish

  1. informalResembling or characteristic of a gooseberry (the fruit).

    The Loire is represented by ten wines, among which I particularly liked the smoky, austerely dry Touraine Sauvignon Blanc from Dutertre Pere et Fils, and an unusual honeyed, more classically gooseberryish Cheverny Sauvignon Blanc […]

    2009, Anke Lüdeling, Corpus Linguistics, volume 2, page 975
  2. UKinformalOf a person: feeling neither necessary nor wanted in a given situation.

    Dave and Jo were beginning to talk between themselves more and more, Debbie was beginning to feel a bit gooseberryish. She contented herself watching the independence debate programme showing on the pub TV set.

    2015, Stevie Mach, Silhouettes

Origin

From gooseberry + -ish.

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

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Chicago

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