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orkish

orkish adjective: of, pertaining to, or sharing similarities with an orc.

Adjective

orkish (comparative more orkish, superlative most orkish)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or sharing similarities with an orc.
    • He grimaced in an orkish manner.

Forms of orkish

comparativemore orkish
superlativemost orkish

Origin of orkish

Variant of orcish. Popularized by J. R. R. Tolkien in The Lord of the Rings.

Words formed from orkish

Questions about orkish

What does orkish mean?
Orkish means of, pertaining to, or sharing similarities with an orc.
What part of speech is orkish?
Orkish is an adjective.

Words near orkish in the dictionary

  1. ork-pop
  2. Orkanger
  3. Orkhomenos
  4. Orkhon
  5. Orkhons
  6. orkish
  7. orkishness
  8. Orkla
  9. Orkland
  10. Orkney
  11. Orkney Islands

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