spoffish

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adjective

earnest and active in matters of no importance; bustling

“, Horatio Sparkins Mr. Malderton, […] a little spoffish man, with green spectacles, entered the room.”

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Meanings

adjectivespoffish (comparative more spoffish, superlative most spoffish)

comparative more spoffish · superlative most spoffish

  1. UKcolloquialdatedearnest and active in matters of no importance; bustling

    , Horatio Sparkins Mr. Malderton, […] a little spoffish man, with green spectacles, entered the room.

Origin

Probably from British English dialect spoffle (“to be spoffish”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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