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lovish

lovish adjective: like, resembling, or characteristic of love; amorous; loving.

Adjective

lovish (comparative more lovish, superlative most lovish)

  1. Like, resembling, or characteristic of love; amorous; loving.
    • The orderly who was in charge addressed her through the window that divides the driver from her passengers asking her if she would try and keep her head as far away from the window as possible as "the men are very lovish, and I cannot answer for them!"2009, Stuart Menzie, Further Indiscretions by a Woman of No Importance
  2. Somewhat loving.
    • No; you shall come from my hands to those of my lovish Flirtilla.1860, History of major Smalls and his wooing - Page 15
    • Miss Asunder Your name is lovely, Lovable and lovish.2011, Tchinda Fabrice Mbuna, The Evil Behind the Law

Forms of lovish

comparativemore lovish
superlativemost lovish

Origin of lovish

From love + -ish.

Questions about lovish

What does lovish mean?
Lovish means like, resembling, or characteristic of love; amorous; loving.
What part of speech is lovish?
Lovish is an adjective.

Words near lovish in the dictionary

  1. lovings
  2. Lovingston
  3. Lovington
  4. Lovins
  5. loviride
  6. lovish
  7. Lovitt
  8. Lovitts
  9. lovo
  10. lovos
  11. lovour

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