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earlish

earlish adjective: resembling or characteristic of an earl.

Adjective

earlish (comparative more earlish, superlative most earlish)

  1. (rare) Resembling or characteristic of an earl.

Forms of earlish

comparativemore earlish
superlativemost earlish

Origin of earlish

From earl + -ish.

Questions about earlish

What does earlish mean?
Earlish means resembling or characteristic of an earl.
What part of speech is earlish?
Earlish is an adjective.

Words near earlish in the dictionary

  1. earlily
  2. Earlimart
  3. Earline
  4. earliness
  5. earlinesses
  6. earlish
  7. Earll
  8. Earlls
  9. earlman
  10. earlmen
  11. earlobe

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