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Slytherinish

Slytherinish adjective: of, related to, or exhibiting traits associated with Slytherin house from the Harry Potter series.

Adjective

Slytherinish (comparative more Slytherinish, superlative most Slytherinish)

  1. Of, related to, or exhibiting traits associated with Slytherin house from the Harry Potter series.
    • What it probably means is that Dumbledore et al must constantly contend without the authority to take action, especially in light of Fudge, who is probably Slytherinish enough to fire any MoM officials who contend that Volemort^([sic]) has returned.2003 April 11, John VanSickle, “Re: What BUGS you most about the OP Hints?”, in alt.fan.harry-potter (Usenet)
    • He was Slytherinish in his early life (which he sort of returns to in Mort, but look at his dedication to Death in Hogfather. People do change (a weakness in the whole sorting system).2004 September 1, Daniel Speyer, “Re: Sorta [R] Sorting other Fictional Characters:”, in alt.fan.harry-potter (Usenet)

Forms of Slytherinish

comparativemore Slytherinish
superlativemost Slytherinish

Origin of Slytherinish

From Slytherin + -ish.

Questions about Slytherinish

What does Slytherinish mean?
Slytherinish means of, related to, or exhibiting traits associated with Slytherin house from the Harry Potter series.
What part of speech is Slytherinish?
Slytherinish is an adjective.

Words near Slytherinish in the dictionary

  1. slyness
  2. slynesses
  3. slype
  4. slypes
  5. Slytherin
  6. Slytherinish
  7. Slytherins
  8. Slyudyanka
  9. slått
  10. slåtts
  11. slöjd

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