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squirish

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English

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Etymology

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From squire +‎ -ish.

Adjective

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squirish (comparative more squirish, superlative most squirish)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a squire.
    • 2016, Thomas J. Assad, Three Victorian Travellers: Burton, Blunt, Doughty (page 93)
      [] a squirish pride of position and antipathy towards physical labour []