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adjective ap·ish \ˈā-pish\

Definition of apish

  1. :  resembling an ape: such asa :  extremely silly or affected apish anticsb :  given to slavish imitation

apishly

adverb

apishness

noun

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Examples of apish in a Sentence

  1. whenever I smiled, the baby would respond with an apish grin

First Known Use of apish

circa 1527

apish Synonyms

Synonyms
imitative, canned, emulative, epigonic (or epigonous), formulaic, mimetic, mimic, slavish, unoriginal
Antonyms
archetypal (also archetypical), original
Related Words
copied, cribbed, plagiarized; artificial, bogus, factitious, fake, false, imitation, man-made, mock, sham, simulated, substitute, synthetic; duplicated, photocopied, reduplicated, reproduced, transcribed; backup; counterfeit, deceptive, forged, fraudulent, misleading; cut-and-dried (also cut-and-dry), perfunctory, routine, uninspired
Near Antonyms
authentic, bona fide, legitimate, true; genuine, natural, real; classic, ideal, model

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