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leerish

leerish adjective: leering; sly or lecherous.

Adjective

leerish (comparative more leerish, superlative most leerish)

  1. Leering; sly or lecherous.
    Synonyms:
    leery

Synonyms of leerish

Forms of leerish

comparativemore leerish
superlativemost leerish

Origin of leerish

From leer + -ish.

Questions about leerish

What does leerish mean?
Leerish means leering; sly or lecherous.
What part of speech is leerish?
Leerish is an adjective.

Words near leerish in the dictionary

  1. leerily
  2. leeriness
  3. leering
  4. leeringly
  5. leerings
  6. leerish
  7. leerness
  8. leeroy
  9. leeroyed
  10. leeroying
  11. leeroys

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