PUPPYISH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does puppyish mean? 

• PUPPYISH (adjective)
  The adjective PUPPYISH has 1 sense:

1. characteristic of a puppy

  Familiarity information: PUPPYISH used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PUPPYISH (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Characteristic of a puppy

Synonyms:

puppyish; puppylike

Similar:

immature; young ((used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth)

 Context examples 

She sniffed noses with him, and even condescended to leap about and frisk and play with him in quite puppyish fashion.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

Leach could have killed him, but, having evidently filled the measure of his vengeance, he drew away from his prostrate foe, who was whimpering and wailing in a puppyish sort of way, and walked forward.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

The genial, playful, puppyish side of him found little expression.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

When the Jazz History of the World was over girls were putting their heads on men's shoulders in a puppyish, convivial way, girls were swooning backward playfully into men's arms, even into groups knowing that some one would arrest their falls—but no one swooned backward on Gatsby and no French bob touched Gatsby's shoulder and no singing quartets were formed with Gatsby's head for one link.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)