puppyish

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adjective

With the playful, innocent, eager-to-please or energetic qualities of a puppy.

“He found his subordinate's puppyish enthusiasm a trifle wearing.”

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Meanings

adjectivepuppyish (comparative more puppyish, superlative most puppyish)

comparative more puppyish · superlative most puppyish

  1. With the playful, innocent, eager-to-please or energetic qualities of a puppy.

    He found his subordinate's puppyish enthusiasm a trifle wearing.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecharacteristic of a puppy

Similar
puppylikeyoungimmature
Also see
puppylike

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From puppy + -ish.

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Translations

Esperanto hundida
  • hundidaWith the qualities of a puppy
Finnish pentumainen, pennun
  • pentumainenWith the qualities of a puppy
  • pennunWith the qualities of a puppy
Hebrew מכלובלב
  • מכלובלב (mekluvlav)With the qualities of a puppy
Polish szczenięcy
  • szczenięcyWith the qualities of a puppy
Russian щеня́чий
  • щеня́чий (ščenjáčij)With the qualities of a puppy
Spanish cachorril
  • cachorrilWith the qualities of a puppy
Ukrainian щенячий
  • щенячий (ščenjačyj)With the qualities of a puppy
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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