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deafish

/ˈdɛfɪʃ/

deafish adjective: somewhat deaf.

Adjective

deafish (not comparable)

  1. Somewhat deaf.

Origin of deafish

From deaf + -ish.

Questions about deafish

What does deafish mean?
Deafish means somewhat deaf.
What part of speech is deafish?
Deafish is an adjective.
How do you pronounce deafish?
Deafish is pronounced /ˈdɛfɪʃ/.

Words near deafish in the dictionary

  1. deafhood
  2. deafhoods
  3. deafie
  4. deafies
  5. deafing
  6. deafish
  7. deafism
  8. deafisms
  9. deafly
  10. Deaflympian
  11. Deaflympians

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