playerish

English

Etymology

player +‎ -ish

Adjective

playerish (comparative more playerish, superlative most playerish)

  1. Characteristic of a player (one who plays the field rather than having a long-term sexual relationship).
    • 2010, Sandra Byrd, Don't Kiss Him Good-Bye:
      […] It's not every girl who can be both a brainbox and pretty.” It was a totally playerish thing to say. But he called me a journalist. And he said it so sweetly, and I basked in the compliment […]
    • 2015, Oasis, White Heat, page 30:
      A few scornful, sarcastic comebacks came to mind, but I kept it playerish.
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