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numberish

numberish adjective: characteristic of a number; numberlike.

Adjective

numberish (comparative more numberish, superlative most numberish)

  1. Characteristic of a number; numberlike.
    • “So your memory tells you where each card is, and a numberish brain gives you the proper stacking order. But how do you then put them in that order? You didn't look away from my face even once.”2012, Cecilia Grant, A Gentleman Undone - Page 88
    • “Well, what did you expect?” “Have you noticed,” commented Morgan, “that all the male Paladins are named Arthur?” He nodded. “And looks like you were right about the middle names. Primus, Tertius, Octavius — those all sound numberish.2014, David Alastair Hayden, Pepper Thorn, The Warlock's Gambit

Forms of numberish

comparativemore numberish
superlativemost numberish

Origin of numberish

From number + -ish.

Questions about numberish

What does numberish mean?
Numberish means characteristic of a number; numberlike.
What part of speech is numberish?
Numberish is an adjective.

Words near numberish in the dictionary

  1. numbereth
  2. numberful
  3. numberhood
  4. numbering
  5. numberings
  6. numberish
  7. numberless
  8. numberlessly
  9. numberlessness
  10. numberlike
  11. numberly

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