| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Like a miss; prim; affected; sentimental.[Websters]
2. Being prim, prudish, old-maidish or niminy-piminy. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb missishly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (missishly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective missish.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "MISSISH" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1796. (references) |
