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negroish

negroish adjective: resembling or characteristic of black people.

Adjective

negroish (comparative more negroish, superlative most negroish)

  1. (dated, offensive) Resembling or characteristic of black people.

Forms of negroish

comparativemore negroish
superlativemost negroish

Origin of negroish

From negro + -ish.

Questions about negroish

What does negroish mean?
Negroish means resembling or characteristic of black people.
What part of speech is negroish?
Negroish is an adjective.

Words near negroish in the dictionary

  1. negrohouse
  2. negrohouses
  3. negroid
  4. negroidal
  5. negroids
  6. negroish
  7. negroism
  8. negroisms
  9. negroization
  10. negroize
  11. negroized

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