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lineish

lineish adjective: resembling a line; somewhat linelike.

Adjective

lineish (comparative more lineish, superlative most lineish)

  1. Resembling a line; somewhat linelike.
    • Ears are, of course, rather lineish when seen from the side.1997, Philosophical Topics, volume 25, page 241

Forms of lineish

comparativemore lineish
superlativemost lineish

Origin of lineish

From line + -ish.

Questions about lineish

What does lineish mean?
Lineish means resembling a line; somewhat linelike.
What part of speech is lineish?
Lineish is an adjective.

Words near lineish in the dictionary

  1. linehauls
  2. lineic
  3. lineid
  4. lineids
  5. lineiform
  6. lineish
  7. Lineker
  8. linel
  9. lineless
  10. linelessness
  11. linelet

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