squibbishadj.
/ˈskwɪbɪʃ/ Having something of the character of a squib.
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the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > [adjective] > of squibs
squibbish1676
the world > life > the body > bodily height > shortness > [adjective]
shorta900
littleOE
lowa1398
untallc1535
dwarfish1542
shrimpish1549
pygmy1592
shrubby1603
dapper1606
punya1616
runtisha1642
truss1674
sesquipedalian1741
smally1764
petite1766
elfin1796
scram1825
squibbish1826
gnomic1845
dwarf-like1850
knee-high to a grasshopper1851
underhanded1856
nanoid1857
whipping-snapping1861
scrunty1868
midget1875
short-set1883
sawed-off1887
strunty1897
munchkin1930
sawn-off1936
short-arsed1951
1676 T. Mace Musick's Monument 129 Toys, or Jiggs, are Light Squibbish Things.
1822 Examiner 697/2 The squibbish breadth of humour in the encounter is highly diverting.
1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey II. iii. viii. 99 I had expected..something juvenile and squibbish—when lo! I was introduced to a corpulent individual.
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