nabobishadj.
/ˈneɪbɒbɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈneɪˌbɑbɪʃ/ Now rare.
Resembling, characteristic of, or suggestive of a nabob.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > wealth > [adjective]
richeOE
eadyOE
richfulc1300
plenteousc1350
wealthyc1380
wealthfula1400
wlouȝa1400
wellc1405
biga1425
goldedc1450
substantious1490
able1516
opulent?1518
substantive1543
strong1581
fat1611
juicy1627
fortuned1632
affluent1652
rhinocerical1688
rough1721
rowthy1792
golden1797
strong-handed1817
well-to-do1831
wealth-encumbered1844
nabobish1857
rhinoceral1860
ingoted1864
tinny1871
pocket-filled1886
oofy1896
nawabi1955
brewstered2001
1857 Putnam's Monthly Mag. Aug. 198 His love of display a passion, his airs nabobish, his residence palatial.
1865 Fortn. Rev. 2 31 There arose what were known in England as Indian families. These it is true were ridiculed as upstart, nabobish, and so forth.
1879 Atlantic Monthly May 589 I suppose..that you think I live here like a nabob in a bungalow. Well, it is rather nabobish.
Derivatives
ˈnabobishly adv. rare
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > wealth > [adverb] > in manner of rich person
nabobishly1894
1894 Forum Aug. 739 He [sc. the Englishman] is nabobishly extravagant in his expenditures upon horse-racing and hunting.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1857