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bystanderish

bystanderish adjective: of, or characteristic of a bystander.

Adjective

bystanderish (comparative more bystanderish, superlative most bystanderish)

  1. (rare) Of, or characteristic of a bystander.
    • He is too timid and bystanderish. Living in an age evasive of sex, he subordinates erotic love to sentimental notions about duty.1973, Russell Sage College., Studies in the Twentieth Century, Issues 11-1

Forms of bystanderish

comparativemore bystanderish
superlativemost bystanderish

Origin of bystanderish

From bystander + -ish.

Questions about bystanderish

What does bystanderish mean?
Bystanderish means of, or characteristic of a bystander.
What part of speech is bystanderish?
Bystanderish is an adjective.

Words near bystanderish in the dictionary

  1. byssus
  2. byssuses
  3. bystander
  4. bystander effect
  5. bystander effects
  6. bystanderish
  7. bystanderism
  8. bystanders
  9. bystandership
  10. bystanding
  11. bystreet

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