kickish

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adjective

Liable to kick.

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Meanings

adjectivekickish (comparative more kickish, superlative most kickish)

comparative more kickish · superlative most kickish

  1. Liable to kick.

    “You're a kickish young colt!” cried Sir John.

    1909, Sheila Kaye-Smith, Starbrace, page 97
    1 more example

    I mean no offence to you, Mr. Collier, but I am thinking if they buckle the girth much tighter, the horse will grow kickish.

    1824, Lydia Maria Child, Hobomok: A Tale of Early Times, page 76

Origin

From kick + -ish.

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APA

kickish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kickish

MLA

“kickish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kickish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kickish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kickish.

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