apish

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(āp′is̸h)

adjective

  1. like an ape
  2. imitative in an unreasoning way
  3. silly, affected, mischievous, etc.

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adjective
  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.

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  • apˈish·ly adverb
  • apˈish·ness noun

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