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apish

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ap·ish  (psh)
adj.
1. Resembling an ape.
2. Slavishly or foolishly imitative: "My own performances were apish imitations of Olivier's stirring cadences" (Robert Brustein).
3. Silly; outlandish.
apish·ly adv.
apish·ness n.
apish [ˈeɪpɪʃ]
adj
1. stupid; foolish
2. resembling an ape
3. slavishly imitative
apishly  adv
apishness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.apishapish - being or given to servile imitation
apelike
imitative - marked by or given to imitation; "acting is an imitative art"; "man is an imitative being"


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