Footballish

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having the physical characteristics associated with an American football player; being large and muscular. not-comparable

    "Don Torrey gives the picture originally of a shaggy-headed footballish fellow making a slave of the old piano."

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"Don Torrey gives the picture originally of a shaggy-headed footballish fellow making a slave of the old piano."

Etymology

From football + -ish.

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