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raisinish

raisinish adjective: like or characteristic of a raisin.

Adjective

raisinish (comparative more raisinish, superlative most raisinish)

  1. Like or characteristic of a raisin.
    • Elsinburgh is the smallest of grapes; rich, sweet and pure; too raisinish for my taste, but worthy a place in every choice collection.1864, The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste

Forms of raisinish

comparativemore raisinish
superlativemost raisinish

Origin of raisinish

From raisin + -ish.

Questions about raisinish

What does raisinish mean?
Raisinish means like or characteristic of a raisin.
What part of speech is raisinish?
Raisinish is an adjective.

Words near raisinish in the dictionary

  1. raising to the purple
  2. raising unshirted hell
  3. raising up
  4. raisings
  5. raisining
  6. raisinish
  7. raisinless
  8. raisinlike
  9. raisins
  10. raisiny
  11. raisiné

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