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twilightish

twilightish adjective: resembling twilight; crepuscular.

Adjective

twilightish (comparative more twilightish, superlative most twilightish)

  1. (rare) Resembling twilight; crepuscular.
    • They are horizontal, twilightish, untheatrical spaces, and pulse-slowing.2007 January 12, The New York Times, “Art in Review”, in New York Times

Forms of twilightish

comparativemore twilightish
superlativemost twilightish

Origin of twilightish

From twilight + -ish.

Questions about twilightish

What does twilightish mean?
Twilightish means resembling twilight; crepuscular.
What part of speech is twilightish?
Twilightish is an adjective.

Words near twilightish in the dictionary

  1. twilighted
  2. Twilighter
  3. Twilighters
  4. twilightful
  5. twilighting
  6. twilightish
  7. twilightless
  8. twilightlike
  9. twilightly
  10. twilightness
  11. twilightnesses

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