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skyish

skyish adjective: like the sky.

Adjective

skyish (comparative more skyish, superlative most skyish)

  1. Like the sky
    • the skyish head Of blue Olympusc. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
  2. lofty; ethereal.

Forms of skyish

comparativemore skyish
superlativemost skyish

Origin of skyish

From Middle English skyyssh, equivalent to sky + -ish.

Questions about skyish

What does skyish mean?
Skyish means like the sky.
What part of speech is skyish?
Skyish is an adjective.

Words near skyish in the dictionary

  1. skyier
  2. skyiest
  3. skying
  4. skying the towel
  5. skying the wipe
  6. skyish
  7. skyjack
  8. skyjacked
  9. skyjacker
  10. skyjackers
  11. skyjacking

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