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tonnish

tonnish is the alternative form of tonish.

Meaning of tonish

Adjective

tonish (comparative more tonish, superlative most tonish)

  1. (archaic) Conforming to the "ton"; modish, stylish.
    • [H]is nephew, Rose, whose trite, settled, tonish emptiness of Discourse is a never failing source of Laughter and diversion.1779, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters, Penguin, published 2001, page 129

Forms of tonnish

comparativemore tonnish
superlativemost tonnish

Words formed from tonnish

Questions about tonnish

What is tonnish the alternative form of?
Tonnish is the alternative form of tonish.

Words near tonnish in the dictionary

  1. Tonnerre
  2. tonners
  3. tonnes
  4. tonnid
  5. tonnids
  6. tonnish
  7. tonnishly
  8. tonnishness
  9. tonno
  10. tonnoidean
  11. tonnoideans

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