puppyish

English

Etymology

puppy +‎ -ish

Adjective

puppyish (comparative more puppyish, superlative most puppyish)

1. With the playful, innocent, eager-to-please or energetic qualities of a puppy.

   He found his subordinate's puppyish enthusiasm a trifle wearing.

Translations

With the qualities of a puppy

• Esperanto: hundida
• Finnish: pennun
• Hebrew: (slang) מכלובלב (he) m (mekluvlav)
• Polish: szczenięcy (pl)
• Russian: щеня́чий (ru) (ščenjáčij)
• Spanish: cachorril m or f
• Ukrainian: щенячий (ščenjačyj)