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philistinish

philistinish adjective: like a philistine; lacking appreciation for art or culture.

Adjective

philistinish (comparative more philistinish, superlative most philistinish)

  1. Like a philistine; lacking appreciation for art or culture.

Forms of philistinish

comparativemore philistinish
superlativemost philistinish

Origin of philistinish

From philistine + -ish.

Questions about philistinish

What does philistinish mean?
Philistinish means like a philistine; lacking appreciation for art or culture.
What part of speech is philistinish?
Philistinish is an adjective.

Words near philistinish in the dictionary

  1. philistinely
  2. philistines
  3. Philistinian
  4. Philistinians
  5. philistinic
  6. philistinish
  7. philistinism
  8. philistinisms
  9. Phill
  10. phillabeg
  11. phillabegs

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