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Japanesish

Japanesish adjective: synonym of Japanesey.

Adjective

Japanesish (comparative more Japanesish, superlative most Japanesish)

  1. Synonym of Japanesey.
    • The cover and the ten full-page illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley are the most extraordinary combinations of original individuality and Japanesish suggestion that I ever saw.1894, Book News, volume 12, page 238
    • Japanesish furniture1971, Nikolaus Pevsner, Edward Hubbard, Cheshire (page 40)
    Synonyms:
    Japanesey

Synonyms of Japanesish

Forms of Japanesish

comparativemore Japanesish
superlativemost Japanesish

Origin of Japanesish

From Japanese + -ish.

Questions about Japanesish

What does Japanesish mean?
Japanesish means synonym of Japanesey.
What part of speech is Japanesish?
Japanesish is an adjective.

Words near Japanesish in the dictionary

  1. Japaneseries
  2. Japanesery
  3. Japaneses
  4. Japanesey
  5. Japanesic
  6. Japanesish
  7. Japanesque
  8. Japanesquely
  9. Japanesquery
  10. Japanesy
  11. Japanglish

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