toyish

adj — 2 senses

toyish

adj

Etymology From toy + -ish.

1

Dated Sportive; trifling; wanton.

  • A toyish wanton, when he comes to die, then he looks in his right hand; and what finds he there? Nothing but a lie.1822, John Lightfoot, John Rogers Pitman, The Whole Works of the Rev. John Lightfoot, page 308:
2

Resembling or characteristic of a toy.

Related terms
toyishly, toyishness

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