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griffinish

griffinish adjective: resembling or characteristic of a griffin (new arrival in British India).

Adjective

griffinish (comparative more griffinish, superlative most griffinish)

  1. (historical) Resembling or characteristic of a griffin (new arrival in British India).

Forms of griffinish

comparativemore griffinish
superlativemost griffinish

Origin of griffinish

From griffin + -ish.

Questions about griffinish

What does griffinish mean?
Griffinish means resembling or characteristic of a griffin (new arrival in British India).
What part of speech is griffinish?
Griffinish is an adjective.

Words near griffinish in the dictionary

  1. griffinflies
  2. griffinfly
  3. Griffing
  4. Griffings
  5. griffinhood
  6. griffinish
  7. griffinism
  8. griffins
  9. griffish
  10. Griffith
  11. griffithite

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