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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(UK, colloquial, dated) earnest and active in matters of no importance; bustling.
, Horatio Sparkins Mr. Malderton, […] a little spoffish man, with green spectacles, entered the room.
Use spoffish when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Spoffish means (UK, colloquial, dated) earnest and active in matters of no importance; bustling.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
, Horatio Sparkins Mr. Malderton, […] a little spoffish man, with green spectacles, entered the room.
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