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otterish

otterish adjective: of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an otter.

Adjective

otterish (comparative more otterish, superlative most otterish)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an otter.
    • Forcing her clawed forepaws to be still, she tried to concentrate on the room, hampered by her otterish vision, with its different field of view and lack of color.2001, Garth Nix, Lirael, Harper Trophy, published 2002, →ISBN, page 288
    • His jovial, otterish, undergraduate, joshing decency was real, I decided, very country town, very West Australian.2002, Bob Ellis, Goodbye Babylon: Further Journeys in Time and Politics, Viking, published 2002, →ISBN, page 475

Synonyms of otterish

Forms of otterish

comparativemore otterish
superlativemost otterish

Origin of otterish

From otter + -ish.

Questions about otterish

What does otterish mean?
Otterish means of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an otter.
What part of speech is otterish?
Otterish is an adjective.

Words near otterish in the dictionary

  1. Otterham
  2. otterhound
  3. otterhounds
  4. ottering
  5. Otterington
  6. otterish
  7. otterless
  8. otterlike
  9. otterly
  10. ottermode
  11. otterpox

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