Gooseberryish
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Gooseberryish is an adjective meaning (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a gooseberry (the fruit).
Meaning
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a gooseberry (the fruit).
More Meanings
- (UK, informal) Of a person: feeling neither necessary nor wanted in a given situation.
Example Sentences
Dave and Jo were beginning to talk between themselves more and more, Debbie was beginning to feel a bit gooseberryish. She contented herself watching the independence debate programme showing on the pub TV set.
The Loire is represented by ten wines, among which I particularly liked the smoky, austerely dry Touraine Sauvignon Blanc from Dutertre Pere et Fils, and an unusual honeyed, more classically gooseberryish Cheverny Sauvignon Blanc […]
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gooseberrylike, gooselike, gooseish, goose-like, blueberrylike, raspberrylike.
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