STOCKISH


Meaning of STOCKISH in English

ˈstäkish adjective

Etymology: stock (I) + -ish

1. : resembling a stock : stupid , blockish

a dull, stockish character — R.L.Stevenson

fell back into his stockish , uncomprehending blankness — Dorothy C. Fisher

2. : somewhat stocky

stockish of build

• stock·ish·ly adverb

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.