baboonish
9.2
Like a baboon in looks or actions
- adjective
- /bəˈbuːnɪʃ/
:
simiesco
- Once she even groomed him back for a few distracted seconds, leaving him in baboonish ecstasy.
Examples
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The child's baboonish antics at the party attracted a lot of attention.
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She had a baboonish expression on her face, showing her playful side.
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His baboonish behavior made everyone laugh during the movie.
Synonyms
simian
vsbaboonish
7
7.7
Like an ape or monkey
is more specific, pointing to a single primate species rather than many
monkeylike
vsbaboonish
1
3.6
Moving quickly and skillfully in a playful way like an animal that climbs and swings
is narrower, referring to one particular primate species
How Baboon-like
Surface Forms
baboonish positive
Morphology
Etymology
Baboonish comes from baboon and the ending -ish, where baboon is the name of a large African monkey and -ish means 'like'. So, baboonish means 'like a baboon', for example having a wild look, a long face, or loud, clumsy behaviour.