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wheyish

wheyish adjective: resembling whey.

Adjective

wheyish (comparative more wheyish, superlative most wheyish)

  1. Resembling whey.
    Synonyms:
    wheyey, wheylike

Synonyms of wheyish

Forms of wheyish

comparativemore wheyish
superlativemost wheyish

Origin of wheyish

From whey + -ish.

Words formed from wheyish

Questions about wheyish

What does wheyish mean?
Wheyish means resembling whey.
What part of speech is wheyish?
Wheyish is an adjective.

Words near wheyish in the dictionary

  1. wheyey
  2. wheyface
  3. wheyfaces
  4. wheyier
  5. wheyiest
  6. wheyish
  7. wheyishness
  8. wheylike
  9. wheyn
  10. wheyness
  11. wheys

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