puppyish

English

Etymology

puppy +‎ -ish

Adjective

puppyish (comparative more puppyish, superlative most puppyish)

With the playful, innocent, eager-to-please or energetic qualities of a puppy.
He found his subordinate's puppyish enthusiasm a trifle wearing.

Translations

With the qualities of a puppy

Esperanto: hundida
Finnish: pennun
Hebrew: (slang) מכלובלב (he) m (mekluvlav)
Polish: szczenięcy (pl)
Russian: щеня́чий (ru) (ščenjáčij)
Spanish: cachorril m or f
Ukrainian: щенячий (ščenjačyj)

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