nimbyish

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adjective

In the manner of a nimby.

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Meanings

nimbyish1

adjectivenimbyish (comparative more nimbyish, superlative most nimbyish)

comparative more nimbyish · superlative most nimbyish · alternative NIMBYish

  1. In the manner of a nimby.

    Stuff the objections of these nimbyish naysayers.

    2015 July 5, Andrew Rawnsley, “We’d dig ourselves a deep hole if we took politics out of planning”, in The Observer

NIMBYish2

nounNIMBYish (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of nimbyish.

Origin

From nimby + -ish.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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