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Poeish

Syllables: Poe·ishUK/ˈpəʊɪʃ/US/ˈpoʊɪʃ/

Poeish adjective: synonym of Poe-esque (“of or relating to Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), the American poet and writer best known for tales of the macabre and mystery, or to his works; also, suggestive or in the style of Poe's works; especially, eerie, Gothic, macabre”).

Adjective

Poeish (comparative more Poeish, superlative most Poeish)

  1. Synonym of Poe-esque (“of or relating to Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), the American poet and writer best known for tales of the macabre and mystery, or to his works; also, suggestive or in the style of Poe's works; especially, eerie, Gothic, macabre”).

Synonyms of Poeish

Forms of Poeish

comparativemore Poeish
superlativemost Poeish

Origin of Poeish

From Poe + -ish (suffix meaning ‘similar to, typical of’ forming adjectives). Piecewise doublet of Poe-esque.

Questions about Poeish

What does Poeish mean?
Poeish means synonym of Poe-esque (“of or relating to Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), the American poet and writer best known for tales of the macabre and mystery, or to his works; also, suggestive or in the style of Poe's works; especially, eerie, Gothic, macabre”).
What part of speech is Poeish?
Poeish is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Poeish?
Poeish is pronounced /ˈpəʊɪʃ/ (UK).

Words near Poeish in the dictionary

  1. poed
  2. Poederlian
  3. poee
  4. Poehler
  5. Poehlers
  6. Poeish
  7. Poellnitz
  8. Poellnitzes
  9. poem
  10. poematic
  11. poeme

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