English Explanatory Dictionary

Heepish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Exhibiting cloying, insincere obsequiousness.

Word forms

Heepish more Heepish most Heepish

Etymology

From Heep + -ish: From the Dickens character Uriah Heep, a yes man noted for his cloying humility, obsequiousness, and insincerity.

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