puggish

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/ˈpʌɡɪʃ/

adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a pug dog.

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Meanings

adjectivepuggish (comparative more puggish, superlative most puggish)

comparative more puggish · superlative most puggish

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a pug dog.

    She had a very round face, small squinted eyes, and a short puggish nose.

    2014, Laura & Ruth Martin, Raven and the Three Dark Shadows, page 34

Origin

From pug + -ish.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with puggish

sluggishmuggishsmuggishsnuggishunsluggish
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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