Hoodlumish

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characteristic of hoodlums.

    "A hoodlumish mob of Democrats attacked a rival speaker at Smithfield, and the Republican chairman telegraphed Governor Russell for troops, a request with which he complied."

Example

More examples

"A hoodlumish mob of Democrats attacked a rival speaker at Smithfield, and the Republican chairman telegraphed Governor Russell for troops, a request with which he complied."

Etymology

From hoodlum + -ish.

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