Apishness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality or state of being apish. uncountable

    "Apiſhneſſe rides in a Chariot made of nothing but cages, in which are all the ſtrangeſt out-landiſh Birds that can be gotten: […]"

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"Apiſhneſſe rides in a Chariot made of nothing but cages, in which are all the ſtrangeſt out-landiſh Birds that can be gotten: […]"

Etymology

From apish + -ness.

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