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mopish

[moh-pish] / ˈmoʊ pɪʃ /






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These give an insight into the physical and mental anxieties of Shakespearean England - whether being "thrust with a rapier in his privy parts" or suffering from being "mopish" or "melancholy".

From BBC • May 15, 2019

In the film Stanton is less grand and less sexy, and Travolta plays it subdued, a tad mopish.

From Time Magazine Archive

The child was silent, mopish, "good," as his mother said, congratulating herself on the effect of her summary visitation upon the offender.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 64, February, 1863 by Various

I would rather spend the evening with Mariana in the moated grange, for that mopish damsel would let me sit still and sulk if I wanted to.

From Jessamine A Novel by Harland, Marion

"This mopish place affects your nerves, and no wonder," he said.

From The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Wingfield, Lewis




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