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priestish

priestish adjective: like a priest.

Adjective

priestish (comparative more priestish, superlative most priestish)

  1. Like a priest.

Forms of priestish

comparativemore priestish
superlativemost priestish

Origin of priestish

From priest + -ish.

Questions about priestish

What does priestish mean?
Priestish means like a priest.
What part of speech is priestish?
Priestish is an adjective.

Words near priestish in the dictionary

  1. priesthoods
  2. priesthoods of all believers
  3. priestianity
  4. priesting
  5. priestings
  6. priestish
  7. priestism
  8. priestisms
  9. priestist
  10. priestists
  11. priestless

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