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fawnish

fawnish adjective: of a colour somewhat resembling fawn.

Adjective

fawnish (comparative more fawnish, superlative most fawnish)

  1. Of a colour somewhat resembling fawn.

Forms of fawnish

comparativemore fawnish
superlativemost fawnish

Origin of fawnish

From fawn + -ish.

Questions about fawnish

What does fawnish mean?
Fawnish means of a colour somewhat resembling fawn.
What part of speech is fawnish?
Fawnish is an adjective.

Words near fawnish in the dictionary

  1. fawning
  2. fawning over
  3. fawningly
  4. fawningness
  5. fawnings
  6. fawnish
  7. fawnlike
  8. fawnlilies
  9. fawnlily
  10. fawnling
  11. fawnlings

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