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swannish

swannish adjective: characteristically like a swan; somewhat swanlike.

Adjective

swannish (comparative more swannish, superlative most swannish)

  1. Characteristically like a swan; somewhat swanlike
    • Her neck was strangely long and swannish, and her skin dense with freckles that blurred the edges of her lips. She pushed the screen door open with the hammer. Charlie stepped into the room, which smelled of smoke and sardines.2011, Amity Gaige, The Folded World

Forms of swannish

comparativemore swannish
superlativemost swannish

Origin of swannish

From swan + -ish.

Questions about swannish

What does swannish mean?
Swannish means characteristically like a swan; somewhat swanlike.
What part of speech is swannish?
Swannish is an adjective.

Words near swannish in the dictionary

  1. swanness
  2. swannier
  3. swanniest
  4. swanning
  5. Swannington
  6. swannish
  7. swanny
  8. swanpan
  9. swanpans
  10. Swanpool
  11. swans

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