heelish

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English

Etymology

From heel +‎ -ish.

Adjective

heelish (comparative more heelish, superlative most heelish)

  1. (professional wrestling) Exhibiting the characteristics of a heel.
    • 2002, Robert Picarello, Monsters of the Mat:
      The heelish pair plotted to make everyone believe that their partnership was on its way out.
    • 2015 June, “Why It Pays to Be a Jerk”, in The Atlantic:
      Grant argues that many takers are good at hiding their unpleasant side from potential benefactors... But that isn’t the entire story. It turns out that undisguised heelish behavior can often help you get ahead.

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