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savantish

savantish adjective: characteristic of a savant.

Adjective

savantish (comparative more savantish, superlative most savantish)

  1. Characteristic of a savant
    • […2004 March 26, Monica Kendrick, “Spot Check”, in Chicago Reader
    • The savantish 11-year-old interjects naïve, untested idealism; the landlord provides the rapacious entrepreneurial spirit that vacuums capitalism clean of conscience.2007 March 18, Bob Shacochis, “Headline News”, in New York Times

Forms of savantish

comparativemore savantish
superlativemost savantish

Origin of savantish

From savant + -ish.

Questions about savantish

What does savantish mean?
Savantish means characteristic of a savant.
What part of speech is savantish?
Savantish is an adjective.

Words near savantish in the dictionary

  1. savant
  2. savant syndrome
  3. savante
  4. savantes
  5. savantic
  6. savantish
  7. savantism
  8. savants
  9. Savara
  10. Savard
  11. Savardian

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