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lamish

lamish adjective: somewhat lame.

Adjective

lamish (not comparable)

  1. Somewhat lame.
    • I was rather puzzled about Wild Dayrell's chance at first, when a big light horse, with "P" on the sheets and a lamish hock, passed me; but I soon found out my error, and joined the cortige of the real Simon Pure.1855, The new sporting magazine, page 446

Origin of lamish

From lame + -ish.

Questions about lamish

What does lamish mean?
Lamish means somewhat lame.
What part of speech is lamish?
Lamish is an adjective.

Words near lamish in the dictionary

  1. laminotomies
  2. laminotomy
  3. laminous
  4. lamins
  5. laminæ
  6. lamish
  7. Lamista
  8. Lamistas
  9. lamister
  10. lamisters
  11. Lamitan

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