■ noun a stupid, boorish, or clumsy man.
Derivatives
~ish adjective
~ishly adverb
~ishness noun
Origin
C17 (orig. in the sense 'elf's child', later 'idiot child'): var. of obs. auf , from ON álfr 'elf'.
■ noun a stupid, boorish, or clumsy man.
Derivatives
~ish adjective
~ishly adverb
~ishness noun
Origin
C17 (orig. in the sense 'elf's child', later 'idiot child'): var. of obs. auf , from ON álfr 'elf'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004