My List of Animalish Words
In my book I wrote:
(In addition to sheepish, which means “sort of embarrassed,” I know piggish and wolfish. I wonder if there are other animalish words? I am putting a list of real and made-up ones on my website. You can help.)
Here’s how you can help. In your comments below, tell me your animalish word (real or made-up) along with: 1) a definition of what that word means or should mean, and 2) a sentence that can be fun or clever.
For example, I’m going to start 
with snailish, which I don’t think is a word, but if it were a word, it would mean really slow.
My grandfathers, neither of whom can run, had a totally snailish footrace.
Or how about eagleish, which I think would mean having excellent eyesight.
No one messes around in class because my eagleish teacher sees everything.
Go for it!
(Read over the comment list first to see what other kids have written. Some of them are really good, really clever, and really funny,)
How about monkeying? Like. . . “Stop monkeying around!” I get that a lot. . . Oh, and my name is pronounced ‘Ava’. I’m sorry if that’s random.
Peacockish would mean proud,rude,snotty, or stuck up
I totally agree.
I found out that doggish is a word and it means a person being bad tempered or snappish.
Shrimpish
should mean happy or squirmy
In class I always feel shrimpish.
I think “shrimpish” would mean sort of tiny.
Birdie-the”ball” used for badminton
Foxy and my name is pronounced usher.
Very cool name, I think.
Thanks for the compliment
Dragonish? (really cool is what I came up with describes you!), Skunkish (really stinky, describes Goon!), and Crazy Book Wormish (describes me with your books!)
sharkish? hope its a good one.
Excellent one!
cheetaish-really fast (describes me!)
how about pigish cheesie?
Piggish is a good one!
Foxish, sneaky.
Sluggish (an actual word).
Wasplike, mean, “stings” you, bully, jerk, etc.
Sluggish is a great word!
Catty-to act extremely stuck up and vain.
Sounds like Goon to me!
Good one, sorta… I was looking for -ish words
how about pigish and snailish
Piggish is a real word, but I think the other word is “snail-like.”
Bearish
Sluggish
Doggish
You are good at this.
Made up one is squirrel-ish it means you scampered away.
I think that is cool
That’s interesting. I looked it up and “squirrely” is actually a word. It means having quick, jumpy movements and also quirky behavior like being odd or eccentric, strange, or just weird.
Egleish???????????????????????????????????????
Whoops!
Sluggish. Means very slow.
alligatorish
means strong or buff
The people working out at the gym looked very alligatorish
I think you just made that up. (Which is quite creative!)
Chickenless, I think it means no fear.
I’ve never heard of that word before.
you should have said “before”, but it is just a typo i found
I fixed it. Thanks!
Real work “fishy” means something is not right.
Good one!
chicken – ish?(it means “sort of scared”)
Sluggish sheepishly
two good ones!
Realy?????????????????????????????????????????????
HEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Loonish hav
Lemurish. Ha
I don’t know what lemurish would mean.
ur coming to my school tommorow thats cool
sluggish
Good one!
WHAT?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
horsish
catish
fisish
birdish
mousish
(I made that up by the way Dogish is not a real word)
It actually is a real word (except it’s spelled with two Gs.
DOGGISH [daw-gish, dog-ish]
adjective
1. like a dog; canine: doggish affection.
2. surly; mean: a doggish temper.
3. stylish and showy.
yes it is!
Dogish, meaning loyal
cowish-meaning fearful,cowardly
(its a real word)
You are right! It is a real word…and a good one!
Flounder is a good one, it means to not be able to make a decision
Excellent answer. FLOUNDER is terrific.
Hawks are really used to killing their pray, so-
My sister is really hawkish when it comes to the basketball court-which would mean she was used to winning.
I could also say-my sister is just plain snakeish-which would mean she was really mean.
I’m sure you can relate.
Chickenish,bearish,dogish,and bugish
HEY YOU STOLE MAH IDEA!!!!!
My word is fishy or fishish meaning REALLY REALLY SMELLY and something does not seem correct at all.
Fishish is not a real word, but it’s very much fun to say out loud.
Well, I have a real word. Sluggish.
I was feeling sluggish at school after the Thanksgiving break.
Oh! Sluggish means slow-moving, lacking energy, sort of like snailish.
Totally excellent, Chris! Maybe my mind was sluggish when I made up this page or I would’ve thought of that word!
No one can get away with anything in my class because of my teacher’s hawkish eyes and ears.
Excellent “animalish” word! But I would not include ears in the sentence because hawks do not have extra good hearing.
I always thought they had good hearing
Danish… You know like the dog great Dane, and the language…. Hahahahahah
Funny! Clever!
catty batty
doggish fishy hairy cattish
cattish
meaning: sneaky
sentence: my brother was being cattish as he eavesdropped on me and my friends
Made up animalish word:Doggish 1)Really super JUMPY 2)I was super doggish when I got to go to a sleepover. True!
I bet you have a dog that is very jumpy. That’s why you wrote this.
Salmonish — to go the wrong way ( get it, like a salmon swims up stream?)
Oops! Sorry . Sentence: Jake looked very SALMONISH as he went the wrong way in a race.
I love this! Very creative.
fishish 1)good at swimming 2)blaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrgh
giraffeish very very tall
Duck. To crouch down. I had to duck when the baseball flew toward me.
That’s a good word, but it isn’t exactly an ANIMALISH word because it doesn’t end with ISH.
Goonish: being really mean like Goon is
HAHA! I never thought of that one. She is an animal, you know.
Hey Cheesie!!!!!! I will show this 2 mom say sorry right now!!!!!!!!!
pteroisish.1 a virus 2.a metaphoric virus 3.he is SO pteroisish!P.S. a pterois is a scientific term for lion fish.
Oh yah I almost forgot! Pterois aka linfish are poisones.
Mulish 1. Stubborn. 2. My daughter can be quite mulish when she doesn’t want to go to bed.
Good one! Thanks, Cathie.