ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Buckish

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Buckish is an adjective meaning (now rare) Like a dandy; foppish.

Meaning

(now rare) Like a dandy; foppish.

More Meanings

  1. (obsolete) Like a male goat; foul-smelling or lascivious.

Example Sentences

Not to detail the history minutely, there was a pretty numerous company, two genteelish ladies and their husbands, one a clergyman of buckish cast […] .

Synonyms for buckish

Depending on context, synonyms include stinky, lustful, bad, cacodorous, fetid, foul-smelling.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bucksome, goaten, goatly, goatish, goaty, goatlike.

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