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ironish

ironish adjective: resembling iron.

Adjective

ironish (comparative more ironish, superlative most ironish)

  1. Resembling iron.
    • an ironish taste1691, [Anthony Wood], Athenæ Oxonienses. An Exact History of All the Writers and Bishops who have had Their Education in the Most Ancient and Famous University of Oxford from the Fifteenth Year of...

Forms of ironish

comparativemore ironish
superlativemost ironish

Origin of ironish

From iron + -ish.

Questions about ironish

What does ironish mean?
Ironish means resembling iron.
What part of speech is ironish?
Ironish is an adjective.

Words near ironish in the dictionary

  1. ironise
  2. ironised
  3. ironiser
  4. ironisers
  5. ironises
  6. ironish
  7. ironising
  8. ironism
  9. ironist
  10. ironists
  11. ironize

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