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railroadish

railroadish adjective: resembling or characteristic of a railroad.

Adjective

railroadish (comparative more railroadish, superlative most railroadish)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a railroad.
    • […] from the moment I cleared the station shed, and raised my eyes from the railroadish bustle all around to the soaring triumph of the Ch'ien Men, or Principal Gate, […]1924, Hubbard Hutchinson, Far Harbors Around the World, page 234
    • His uniform is more nautical than railroadish2017, Malcolm Jameson, Vengeance in Her Bones and Other Sci-Fi Adventures

Forms of railroadish

comparativemore railroadish
superlativemost railroadish

Origin of railroadish

From railroad + -ish.

Questions about railroadish

What does railroadish mean?
Railroadish means resembling or characteristic of a railroad.
What part of speech is railroadish?
Railroadish is an adjective.

Words near railroadish in the dictionary

  1. railroader
  2. railroaders
  3. railroadiana
  4. railroading
  5. railroadings
  6. railroadish
  7. railroads
  8. rails
  9. rails out
  10. Railsback
  11. Railsbacks

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