Heepish
adjective
Heepish is spelled H-E-E-P-I-S-H: 7 letters. As an adjective, Heepish means “Exhibiting cloying, insincere obsequiousness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Heepish?
| Letters | 7: H-E-E-P-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | too rare for the frequency list |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of Heepish
- more Heepish comparative
- most Heepish superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Heepish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Exhibiting cloying, insincere obsequiousness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Heepish come from?
From Heep + -ish: From the Dickens character Uriah Heep, a yes man noted for his cloying humility, obsequiousness, and insincerity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).