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bearishly

bearishly

7.9
Someone moves or acts in a rough, clumsy way
  • adverb
  • /ˈbɛrɪʃli/
translation icon : torpemente
  • He pushed his way bearishly through the crowd, barely noticing the people around him.

Examples

  • She bearishly dropped her bags on the floor, startling everyone in the quiet room.

  • The actor moved bearishly across the stage, adding humor to the scene.

  • He walked bearishly through the crowded room.

  • The dog moved bearishly across the yard.

  • He pushed his way bearishly through the crowd, barely noticing the people around him.

  • She bearishly dropped her bags on the floor, startling everyone in the quiet room.

  • The actor moved bearishly across the stage, adding humor to the scene.

Synonyms

gruffly
vsbearishly
3 6.3

Talk in a rough, unfriendly way

adds a sense of heavy, clumsy motion beyond abruptness
belligerently
vsbearishly
2 7.6

In an angry and unfriendly way that shows you want to fight

is rough and clumsy but not primarily about active aggression
brashly
vsbearishly
1 6.8

In a bold, rude way that shows little respect

is less about boldness and more about coarse, clumsy behaviour
churlishly
vsbearishly
  • Formal
1 9.5

In a rude or unfriendly way

is more about rough, clumsy behaviour and bearlike movement
boorishly
vsbearishly
  • Offensive
1 8.2

In a rude way that shows no respect for others

adds coarse physical roughness and lumbering motion to rudeness
uncouthly
vsbearishly
8.8

In a rude, awkward way that shows little politeness

is rough and physically clumsy as well as socially crude
lumpishly
vsbearishly
  • Archaic
9.8

To act quietly because you feel angry or sad

includes that sulkiness but also rough, lumbering movement
doggishly
vsbearishly
9.3

In a rude, mean way that makes others uncomfortable

emphasizes coarse, clumsy behaviour resembling a large animal
growlingly
vsbearishly
8.8

In a low, angry voice that shows threat

pairs that menace with heavy, clumsy bodily movement rather than sound alone
bullishly
vsbearishly
7.5

Being forceful and pushy, ignoring other people's views

is less about driving force and more about clumsy surly motion
truculently
vsbearishly
  • Formal
9.8

In an angry, aggressive way that rejects other people's ideas

tends to describe heavy, awkward movement and surly demeanour instead
crankily
vsbearishly
6.0

In a bad-tempered, easily annoyed way

adds visible heavy movements and a surly physical presence to irritability
grouchily
vsbearishly
5.8

In a bad mood and complaining

combines that sulkiness with coarse, lumbering body behaviour
crabbily
vsbearishly
7.0

In a bad mood and easily annoyed

leans more toward rough, clumsy movement and surly demeanour

Antonyms

56 2.8

In a smooth and beautiful way that looks controlled

How Clumsy

bearishly
7.9
clumsily
12 2.8
awkwardly
38 2.7

Surface Forms

bearishly positive
bearishly comparative
bearishly superlative

Morphology

bearishly = bearish (transparent) = bear + ish + ly

Standard adverbial formation from 'bearish' (bear + -ish), and the meaning 'like a bear' is directly inferable from the base.

Etymology

The word bearishly comes from the animal bear and the ending -ish, which means 'like', so it describes moving or acting 'like a bear'. A helpful way to remember it is to picture a big, clumsy bear pushing through a crowd, which explains the meaning 'rough' or 'clumsy'.