froggish

froggish

English

Etymology

frog +‎ -ish.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: frog‧gish

Adjective

froggish (comparative more froggish, superlative most froggish)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a frog.
   • 2008 February 1, “Pop and rock listings”, in The New York Times‎:

     The fairy queen of the freak-folk movement, Ms. Newsom uses a harp and her froggish little voice to spin elaborate, beguiling fantasies.

2. Inclined to fight.
   • 2002, Eminem, "When the Music Stops":

     Fuck with me now, bitch; let's see you freestyle!
     Talk is cheap, motherfucker, if you really feelin' froggish, leap.

3. Aggressive.
   • 1954, Ike Turner with Brother Bell, "If You Feel Froggish":

     Well if you feel froggish
     And you wanna hop my gal
     Please don't be no fool
     'Cause I took you for my pal.

Synonyms

• froggy
• froglike
• frogly
• ranine

See also

• anuran
• batrachian
• salientian
• toadish
• toadlike
• toadly
• toady

References

• froggish at OneLook Dictionary Search