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waifish

waifish adjective: waiflike.

Adjective

waifish (comparative more waifish, superlative most waifish)

  1. Waiflike.

Forms of waifish

comparativemore waifish
superlativemost waifish

Origin of waifish

From waif + -ish.

Words formed from waifish

Questions about waifish

What does waifish mean?
Waifish means waiflike.
What part of speech is waifish?
Waifish is an adjective.

Words near waifish in the dictionary

  1. waie
  2. waies
  3. waif
  4. waifed
  5. waifing
  6. waifish
  7. waifishly
  8. waifishness
  9. waiflike
  10. waifs
  11. waifs and strays

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