What does jobbish mean?
Jobbish means (rare) Characteristic of a jobber or broker..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(rare) Characteristic of a jobber or broker..
During this period, the business transacted in the warehouses was altogether of a retail and miscellaneous character, buyers only being tempted to operate where parcels of goods were offered to them at prices closely approximating to jobbish transactions.
When the appointment of Mr. Philip Sandys Melvill to Baroda was first announced, it was considered by the Bombay officials especially as rather out-of-the-way, rather a jobbish appointment.
This was Burke's earliest reference to the jobbish character of the administration in Ireland. Corruption was a function of its garrison mentality.
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Jobbish means (rare) Characteristic of a jobber or broker..
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During this period, the business transacted in the warehouses was altogether of a retail and miscellaneous character, buyers only being tempted to operate where parcels of goods were offered to them at prices closely approximating to jobbish transactions.
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