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beakish

UK/ˈbiːkɪʃ/

beakish adjective: resembling a beak.

Adjective

beakish (comparative more beakish, superlative most beakish)

  1. Resembling a beak.
    • a beakish nose
    • Apart from a slightly beakish nose he was decidedly handsome.1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber & Faber, published 2003, page 90
    Synonyms:
    beaklike, beaky

Synonyms of beakish

Forms of beakish

comparativemore beakish
superlativemost beakish

Origin of beakish

From beak + -ish.

Questions about beakish

What does beakish mean?
Beakish means resembling a beak.
What part of speech is beakish?
Beakish is an adjective.
How do you pronounce beakish?
Beakish is pronounced /ˈbiːkɪʃ/ (UK).

Words near beakish in the dictionary

  1. beakiness
  2. beaking
  3. beaking off
  4. beakiron
  5. beakirons
  6. beakish
  7. beakless
  8. beaklessness
  9. beaklike
  10. beakment
  11. beakments

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