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guestish

guestish adjective: of, like, resembling, or in the manner of a guest; befitting a guest; guestlike.

Adjective

guestish (comparative more guestish, superlative most guestish)

  1. Of, like, resembling, or in the manner of a guest; befitting a guest; guestlike.
    • Even though a generalization may be made that 'riches do tend to foster in you the instincts of a host, and poverty does create an atmosphere favourable to the growth of guestish instincts,' we have to admit that 'not all guests are to be found […]1989, B. N. Chaturvedi, The twentieth century essay
    • "Oh, no." "Is there a problem?" Carla asked in her snottiest, most guestish voice. "The woman who was just here, she left her credit 155.1996, Marilyn Kaye, Stranger in Paradise

Forms of guestish

comparativemore guestish
superlativemost guestish

Origin of guestish

From guest + -ish.

Questions about guestish

What does guestish mean?
Guestish means of, like, resembling, or in the manner of a guest; befitting a guest; guestlike.
What part of speech is guestish?
Guestish is an adjective.

Words near guestish in the dictionary

  1. guestimations
  2. guestimator
  3. guestimators
  4. guesting
  5. guestings
  6. guestish
  7. guestless
  8. guestlessness
  9. guestlike
  10. Guestling
  11. guestlist

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