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scampish, a.|ˈskæmpɪʃ|
[f. scamp n. + -ish.]
Having the character or disposition of a scamp; characteristic of a scamp.
1847De Quincey Sp. Mil. Nun xxiii. Wks. 1854 III. 76 The alcade personally renewed his regrets for the ridiculous scene of the two scampish oculists. 1892Nation 28 Apr. 325/3 His temporary religious fervor is a scampish aberration.
Hence ˈscampishly adv., ˈscampishness.
1858S. Brooks Gord. Knot ii. (1860) 16 But he did his best for Arundel, alternately dilating upon the scampishness of Robert Spencer and the vulgarity of his wife [etc.]. 1880M. E. Braddon Just as I am ix, Vargas had been scampishly disposed at his best. |