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policemanish

policemanish adjective: resembling or characteristic of a policeman.

Adjective

policemanish (comparative more policemanish, superlative most policemanish)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a policeman.
    • The heavy policemanish step of Mr. Cowl was heard on the landing.1917, Arnold Bennett, The Lion's Share
    • So young and fresh that the only really policemanish thing about him was his uniform. A sort of man dressed up as a policeman.2013, Travis Elborough, Nick Rennison, A London Year, page 20

Forms of policemanish

comparativemore policemanish
superlativemost policemanish

Origin of policemanish

From policeman + -ish.

Questions about policemanish

What does policemanish mean?
Policemanish means resembling or characteristic of a policeman.
What part of speech is policemanish?
Policemanish is an adjective.

Words near policemanish in the dictionary

  1. policelessness
  2. policelike
  3. policeman
  4. policeman of the Gulf
  5. policeman's helmet
  6. policemanish
  7. policemanlike
  8. policemanly
  9. policemanship
  10. policemen
  11. policepeople

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