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oxish

Syllables: ox·ishUK/ˈɒksɪʃ/US/ˈɑksɪʃ/

oxish adjective: resembling or characteristic of an ox.

Adjective

oxish (comparative more oxish, superlative most oxish)

  1. (rare) Resembling or characteristic of an ox.

Forms of oxish

comparativemore oxish
superlativemost oxish

Origin of oxish

From ox + -ish.

Words formed from oxish

Questions about oxish

What does oxish mean?
Oxish means resembling or characteristic of an ox.
What part of speech is oxish?
Oxish is an adjective.
How do you pronounce oxish?
Oxish is pronounced /ˈɒksɪʃ/ (UK).

Words near oxish in the dictionary

  1. oxireductases
  2. oxirene
  3. oxirenes
  4. oxirose
  5. oxiroses
  6. oxish
  7. oxishly
  8. oxisol
  9. oxisols
  10. oxitriptan
  11. oxitriptyline

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