beevish

English

Adjective

beevish (comparative more beevish, superlative most beevish)

1. Archaic form of beefish.
   • 1967, Ivor Brown, A Ring of Words, London, Sydney, N.S.W., Toronto, Ont.: The Bodley Head, page 44:

     Yet, far from luxurious, the plum in its adjectival form is applied to the highest-paid jobs which are unlikely to be won by beevish muttonheads.