BLIMPISH

Meaning of BLIMPISH in English

— blimpishly , adv. — blimpishness , n.

/blim"pish/ , adj. ( sometimes cap. )

pompously reactionary: the blimpish attitudes of the old colonialists.

[ 1935-40; COLONEL BLIMP + -ISH 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

BLIMPISH — adjective Usage: often capitalized Date: 1938 of, relating to, or suggesting a Colonel Blimp, ~ly adverb ~ness noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BLIMPISH — -pish,-pēsh adjective Usage: often capitalized : in the manner of or resembling a blimp the pig-headed blimpish obstinacy with which …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLIMPISH — adj. nationalistic in a conceited manner
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BLIMPISH — adjective Usage: often capitalized Date: 1938 : of, relating to, or suggesting a Colonel Blimp • blimp·ish·ly adverb • blimp·ish·ness …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BLIMPISH — [blimp.ish] adj, often cap (1938): of, relating to, or suggesting a Colonel Blimp -- blimp.ish.ly adv -- blimp.ish.ness n
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BLIMPISH — blimpish BrE AmE ˈblɪmp ɪʃ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BLIMPISH — ➡ blimp
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLIMPISH — See main entry: ↑ Blimp
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BLIMPISH — [adjective] [UK] [informal] - (esp. of an old man) having old-fashioned military principles and too much pride in his countrya …
Cambridge English vocab
BLIMPISH — adj. Pronunciation: ' blim-pish Function: adjective Usage: often cap Date: 1938 : of, relating to, or suggesting a Colonel Blimp …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BLIMPISHNESS — noun see: blimpish
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BLIMPISHLY — adverb see: blimpish
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BLIMPISHLY — adverb see blimpish
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLIMPISHNESS — see blimpish
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BLIMPISHLY — see blimpish
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BLIMP — Blimp BrE AmE ( also ˌColonel ˈBlimp ) noun [countable] British English [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: Colonel Blimp , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BLIMP — n. 1 (also (Colonel) Blimp) a proponent of reactionary establishment opinions. 2 a a small non-rigid airship. b a barrage …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BLIMP — n. 1 (also (Colonel) Blimp) a proponent of reactionary establishment opinions. 2 a a small non-rigid airship. b a barrage …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BLIMP — n.1 (also (Colonel) Blimp) a proponent of reactionary establishment opinions. 2 a a small non-rigid airship. b a barrage balloon. …
Oxford English vocab
CAMEO — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cameo appearance (= a short appearance in a film or play by a well-known …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SMALL-MINDED — 25B6; adjective NARROW-MINDED, petty, mean-spirited, uncharitable; close-minded, short-sighted, myopic, blinkered, inward-looking, unimaginative, parochial, provincial, insular, small-town; intolerant, illiberal, conservative, hidebound, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
RIGHT-WING — 25B6; adjective CONSERVATIVE, rightist, ultra-conservative, blimpish, diehard; reactionary, traditionalist, conventional, unprogressive. left-wing.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
NARROW-MINDED — 25B6; adjective INTOLERANT, illiberal, reactionary, conservative, parochial, provincial, insular, small-minded, petty, blinkered, inward-looking, narrow, hidebound, prejudiced, bigoted; Brit. parish-pump, blimpish; …
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INSULAR — n. 25B6; adjective insular people : NARROW-MINDED, small-minded, blinkered, inward-looking, parochial, provincial, small-town, short-sighted, hidebound, set in one's ways, inflexible, …
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HIDEBOUND — adj. 25B6; adjective CONSERVATIVE, reactionary, conventional, orthodox; fundamentalist, diehard, hard-line, dyed-in-the-wool, set in one's ways; narrow-minded, small-minded, intolerant, uncompromising, rigid; …
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DIEHARD — n. 25B6; adjective HARD-LINE, reactionary, ultra-conservative, conservative, traditionalist, dyed-in-the-wool, deep-dyed, intransigent, inflexible, uncompromising, rigid, entrenched, set in one's ways; staunch, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CONSERVATIVE — n. 25B6; adjective the conservative wing of the party : RIGHT-WING, reactionary, traditionalist; Brit. Tory, blimpish; US Republican; informal true …
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REACTIONARY — adj. 1 (ultra-)conservative, right, rightist, right-wing, blimpish; traditionalist; South African verkrampte Reactionary governments tend to reduce social services n. 2 …
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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