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timberish

timberish adjective: resembling or consisting of timber.

Adjective

timberish (comparative more timberish, superlative most timberish)

  1. (rare) Resembling or consisting of timber.
    • "Oakleigh, Oaktree," said the Captain, "sound name that, sir,—it has a tough, timberish sound in the mouth,—you're health, Mr. Oakleigh,—here's to our better acquaintance.1843, W. H. M Holmes, Oakleigh; Or, the Minor of Great Expectations, London: T. C. Newby, page 82
    • Another important aspect of vernacular traditions is the way materials are used. The Modernist notion that wood produces essentially "timberish" buildings and brick essentially "bricky" buildings has a lot to do with a simplistic view both of history and the vernacular.1982, Michael Foster, editor, Architecture: Style, Structure and Design, North Dighton, M.A.: JG Press, published 1997, →ISBN, page 205
    Synonyms:
    timbery, timberlike

Examples of timberish in a sentence

  • I called at the off-licence and got the bottle of disturbingly timberish wine, and then I got to Jack's too early.2002, Patrick Thompson, Seeing the Wires, London: HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 124:
  • Thanks to Mr Chris Carter for 'Windytops', which was his teenage nickname for his half-timberish family home.2014, Kate Saunders, Five Children on the Western Front, London: Faber & Faber, →ISBN, page 325:

Synonyms of timberish

Forms of timberish

comparativemore timberish
superlativemost timberish

Origin of timberish

From timber + -ish.

Questions about timberish

What does timberish mean?
Timberish means resembling or consisting of timber.
How do you use timberish in a sentence?
I called at the off-licence and got the bottle of disturbingly timberish wine, and then I got to Jack's too early.
What part of speech is timberish?
Timberish is an adjective.

Words near timberish in the dictionary

  1. timbergetters
  2. timberhead
  3. timberheads
  4. timbering
  5. timberings
  6. timberish
  7. timberjack
  8. timberjacks
  9. Timberlake
  10. Timberlakes
  11. timberland

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