Definition of "spivvish" []

• Variant form of spivvy. (adjective)

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• "But despite a manner that might occasionally hint at the spivvish (onlookers were alarmed recently to spot him wearing sharply pointed shoes with bright blue laces, while his special adviser wore matching purple laces), Purnell is a clever, thoughtful and ambitious politician."