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clerkish

clerkish adjective: like or resembling a clerk.

Adjective

clerkish (comparative more clerkish, superlative most clerkish)

  1. Like or resembling a clerk.

Forms of clerkish

comparativemore clerkish
superlativemost clerkish

Origin of clerkish

From clerk + -ish.

Words formed from clerkish

Questions about clerkish

What does clerkish mean?
Clerkish means like or resembling a clerk.
What part of speech is clerkish?
Clerkish is an adjective.

Words near clerkish in the dictionary

  1. clerkesses
  2. clerkhood
  3. Clerkin
  4. clerking
  5. Clerkins
  6. clerkish
  7. clerkishly
  8. clerkism
  9. clerkless
  10. clerklier
  11. clerkliest

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