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marionettish

marionettish adjective: resembling or characteristic of a marionette, with stiff mechanical movements.

Adjective

marionettish (comparative more marionettish, superlative most marionettish)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a marionette, with stiff mechanical movements.

Forms of marionettish

comparativemore marionettish
superlativemost marionettish

Origin of marionettish

From marionette + -ish.

Questions about marionettish

What does marionettish mean?
Marionettish means resembling or characteristic of a marionette, with stiff mechanical movements.
What part of speech is marionettish?
Marionettish is an adjective.

Words near marionettish in the dictionary

  1. marionette lines
  2. marionetted
  3. marionettelike
  4. marionettes
  5. marionetting
  6. marionettish
  7. marionettist
  8. marionettists
  9. marionite
  10. Marions
  11. Marionvale

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