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orcish

/ˈɔɹkɪʃ/

orcish adjective: of or relating to orcs (monstrous humanoid creatures).

Adjective

orcish (comparative more orcish, superlative most orcish)

  1. Of or relating to orcs (monstrous humanoid creatures).
    • an orcish blade

Proper noun capitalized: Orcish

Orcish

  1. The language spoken by orcs.

Forms of orcish

comparativemore orcish
superlativemost orcish
alternative formorkish

Origin of orcish

From orc + -ish. Piecewise doublet of ogreish.

From orc + -ish.

Words that rhyme with orcish

Questions about orcish

What does orcish mean?
Orcish means of or relating to orcs (monstrous humanoid creatures).
What part of speech is orcish?
Orcish can be an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce orcish?
Orcish is pronounced /ˈɔɹkɪʃ/ (US).

Words near orcish in the dictionary

  1. orcines
  2. orcinol
  3. orcinols
  4. orcins
  5. orciprenaline
  6. orcish
  7. orcishness
  8. Orcistan
  9. orckind
  10. ORCL
  11. orclike

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Adapted from Wiktionary: orcish (page history and authors); Orcish (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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