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froggish

froggish

7.9
Looking or acting like a frog
  • adjective
  • /ˈfrɔɡɪʃ/
translation icon : parecido a una rana
  • As he crouched by the pond, his froggish appearance fascinated the young students.

Examples

  • The child's froggish green raincoat stood out brightly in the crowd.

  • Lenny came to work wearing yellow-tinted safety goggles that made him look froggish the following day.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Though she is now ten years dead, she stands there behind the podium, immutable and somehow significant, this white-haired, obese Negro woman, smiling her peculiar, froggish grin.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • His froggish manner of speaking made everyone turn their heads in confusion.

Synonyms

froglike
vsfroggish
4.1

Having the look or movement of a frog

is the general term for resembling that animal in appearance or manner
froggy
vsfroggish
7.3

Looking or acting like a small green animal with big eyes and feet for swimming

is neutral and describes resemblance without the cute or playful tone
batrachian
vsfroggish
  • Archaic
9.9

Relating to frogs and toads

is specific to resembling only one kind of small amphibian
toadlike
vsfroggish
5.0

Having rough, bumpy skin like a toad

is about resembling the smooth typical small amphibian rather than the warty one

How Froglike

froglike
4.1
froggish
7.9
froggy
7.3

Surface Forms

froggish positive

Morphology

froggish = frog (transparent) = frog + ish

Standard adjectival formation 'like a frog', clearly describing appearance or manner.

Etymology

Froggish is formed from frog + -ish, where -ish means 'like', so froggish simply means 'like a frog' in appearance or manner.