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whalish

whalish adjective: resembling or characteristic of a whale.

Adjective

whalish (comparative more whalish, superlative most whalish)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a whale.

Forms of whalish

comparativemore whalish
superlativemost whalish

Origin of whalish

From whale + -ish.

Questions about whalish

What does whalish mean?
Whalish means resembling or characteristic of a whale.
What part of speech is whalish?
Whalish is an adjective.

Words near whalish in the dictionary

  1. whaling away
  2. whaling on
  3. whaling station
  4. whaling stations
  5. whalings
  6. whalish
  7. Whall
  8. whallah
  9. Whalley
  10. Whalley Range
  11. Whalleys

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