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unclish

unclish adjective: pertaining to an uncle; avuncular.

Adjective

unclish (comparative more unclish, superlative most unclish)

  1. Pertaining to an uncle; avuncular.
    • The supplementary equipment can be added as it is needed, not by the sporadic outbursts of unclish extravagance, but by well considered and slow degrees, and by means in which the child participates.1913, E. Nesbit, Wings and the Child
    • He put his naked arm around her naked shoulders, irretrievably, irritatingly unclish.1971, D. G. Compton, Chronocules

Forms of unclish

comparativemore unclish
superlativemost unclish

Origin of unclish

From uncle + -ish.

Questions about unclish

What does unclish mean?
Unclish means pertaining to an uncle; avuncular.
What part of speech is unclish?
Unclish is an adjective.

Words near unclish in the dictionary

  1. unclippers
  2. unclipping
  3. unclips
  4. unclipt
  5. uncliquish
  6. unclish
  7. uncliticized
  8. uncloak
  9. uncloakable
  10. uncloaked
  11. uncloaking

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