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spritish

spritish adjective: resembling or characteristic of a sprite or fairy.

Adjective

spritish (comparative more spritish, superlative most spritish)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a sprite or fairy.
    • […] and the wistful playfulness of the poem allows the reader to entertain the idea that Ariel, by having to take a mortal form, has been punished for some spritish offence.1986, Nora Crook, Derek Guiton, Shelley's Venomed Melody, page 220

Forms of spritish

comparativemore spritish
superlativemost spritish

Origin of spritish

From sprite + -ish.

Questions about spritish

What does spritish mean?
Spritish means resembling or characteristic of a sprite or fairy.
What part of speech is spritish?
Spritish is an adjective.

Words near spritish in the dictionary

  1. sprites
  2. spritesheet
  3. spritesheets
  4. spritework
  5. spriting
  6. spritish
  7. sprits
  8. spritsail
  9. spritsails
  10. spritted
  11. sprittie

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