guffawish

adj — 2 senses

guffawish

adj

Etymology From guffaw + -ish.

1

Of laughter, loud and unrestrained.

2

Of people, given to unrestrained laughter.

  • Lieutenants Creek, Looker, Jones, Dwyer? Callow, guffawish, no longer her meat.1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 613:

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