cheekishadj.

Brit.

/ˈtʃiːkɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈtʃikɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cheek n., -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < cheek n. (compare sense 3 at that entry) + -ish suffix¹. Compare cheeky adj.

colloquial. Now somewhat rare.

Cheeky, impudent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [adjective] > pert or brash

pertc1405

skipjack1598

puppily1682

whelpish1688

saucy1710

owdacious1751

minxing1767

puppyish1775

puppy-like1792

brash1824

pertish1836

cheekish1838

uppish1841

tossy1848

fly1884

soubrettish1891

whipper-snapping1925

in your face1975

1838 C. Dickens Let. 7 June (1974) III. 503 Yor'ne too cheekish by half Governor.

1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 248/2 Being ‘cheekish’ (saucy) to the beadle.

2005 ‘M. Aye’ Reaper (2010) xviii. 185 Damned cheekish if you ask me.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cheekish
释义	cheekishadj. Brit. /ˈtʃiːkɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈtʃikɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cheek n., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < cheek n. (compare sense 3 at that entry) + -ish suffix¹. Compare cheeky adj. colloquial. Now somewhat rare. Cheeky, impudent. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [adjective] > pert or brash pertc1405 skipjack1598 puppily1682 whelpish1688 saucy1710 owdacious1751 minxing1767 puppyish1775 puppy-like1792 brash1824 pertish1836 cheekish1838 uppish1841 tossy1848 fly1884 soubrettish1891 whipper-snapping1925 in your face1975 1838 C. Dickens Let. 7 June (1974) III. 503 Yor'ne too cheekish by half Governor. 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 248/2 Being ‘cheekish’ (saucy) to the beadle. 2005 ‘M. Aye’ Reaper (2010) xviii. 185 Damned cheekish if you ask me. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1838
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