knappish

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knappish

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From knap (“to strike”) + -ish.

adjective more knappish · most knappish

obsolete Peevish; snappish. [H]e reiected the Dukes requeſt with many ſpitefull and knappiſhe wordes, which ſo wounded the Dukes hart with hatred and miſtruſt, that he could neuer after endure to looke right on king Richard, but euer feared hys owne lyfe, […]

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@misc{knappish_2026,
  title = {knappish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/knappish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}