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kurortish

kurortish adjective: resort-like; idyllic; picturesque.

Adjective

kurortish (not comparable)

  1. (especially) Resort-like; idyllic; picturesque.

Origin of kurortish

A term first used by Nabokov, from Russian курорт (kurort, “resort”) + -ish.

Questions about kurortish

What does kurortish mean?
Kurortish means resort-like; idyllic; picturesque.
What part of speech is kurortish?
Kurortish is an adjective.

Words near kurortish in the dictionary

  1. kuromatsuol
  2. kuromido
  3. kuromitsu
  4. Kuropatkin
  5. kurort
  6. kurortish
  7. kurorts
  8. Kurosawa
  9. Kurosawas
  10. Kuroshigiri
  11. Kuroshio

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