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barberish

barberish adjective: resembling or characteristic of a barber.

Adjective

barberish (comparative more barberish, superlative most barberish)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a barber.
    • His blue serge suit and red tie, his grey felt hat, seemed to emphasise his neat, rather barberish air.1912, W. L. George, The City of Light, page 67

Forms of barberish

comparativemore barberish
superlativemost barberish

Origin of barberish

From barber + -ish.

Questions about barberish

What does barberish mean?
Barberish means resembling or characteristic of a barber.
What part of speech is barberish?
Barberish is an adjective.

Words near barberish in the dictionary

  1. barberhood
  2. barberiite
  3. barbering
  4. Barberio
  5. Barberios
  6. barberish
  7. barberly
  8. barbermonger
  9. barbermongers
  10. Barbero
  11. Barberos

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