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apish, a.|ˈeɪpɪʃ|
[f. ape n. + -ish.]
1. Of the nature or appearance of an ape.
1570Levins Manip. 144 Apish, simialis. 1851Ruskin Stones Ven. (1874) I. App. 363 Two devilish apes or apish devils, I know not which.
2. Ape-like in manner; befitting an ape; fantastically foolish, affected, silly, trifling.
1532More Confut. Tindale Wks. 358/2 Mad apishe iesting against the..blessed sacrementes. 1579Tomson Calvin's Serm. Tim. 513/1 The Popish priests are appointed to play other apish toyes. 1711Addison Spect. No. 35 ⁋7 Little Apish Tricks and Buffooneries. 1751Smollett Per. Pic. lxxxviii, He bowed with a thousand apish congees. 1826Scott Woodst. xxiv, The apish gallantry of a fantastic boy.
3. Ape-like in imitation; unreasoningly imitative.
1579Tomson Calvin's Serm. Tim. 174/2 This was but an apishe following of that which God had appointed the fathers. 1621Sanderson Serm. Ad. Pop. iii. (1674) 178 We are but too apish, apt to be led much by examples. 1818Byron Ch. Har. iv. lxxxix, Men bled In imitation of the things they fear'd, And fought and conquer'd, and the same course steer'd At apish distance. |