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alienish

alienish adjective: characteristic of an alien; alienlike.

Adjective

alienish (comparative more alienish, superlative most alienish)

  1. Characteristic of an alien; alienlike
    • The bruise on my cheek had ripened into an underlying violet with an alienish green tinge. My ear had a red cut nicked out of it. The hot curling iron burn on my neck was starting to scab but it looked like it might hang around a lifetime.2007, Nancy Bush, Electric Blue, page 212

Forms of alienish

comparativemore alienish
superlativemost alienish

Origin of alienish

From alien + -ish.

Questions about alienish

What does alienish mean?
Alienish means characteristic of an alien; alienlike.
What part of speech is alienish?
Alienish is an adjective.

Words near alienish in the dictionary

  1. aliening
  2. alienisation
  3. alienise
  4. alienised
  5. alienises
  6. alienish
  7. alienising
  8. alienism
  9. alienisms
  10. alienist
  11. alienists

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