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wontish

wontish adjective: of or suggestive of a wont; customary; usual; habitual.

Adjective

wontish (comparative more wontish, superlative most wontish)

  1. Of or suggestive of a wont; customary; usual; habitual.
    • He garbs himself in raiments and costumes that make him appear to the naked eyes to be somebody else. The press, in its wontish way, goes wild.1999, Gilbert Sorrentino, Crystal Vision
    Synonyms:
    wonted

Synonyms of wontish

Forms of wontish

comparativemore wontish
superlativemost wontish

Origin of wontish

From wont (“custom, habit”) + -ish.

Questions about wontish

What does wontish mean?
Wontish means of or suggestive of a wont; customary; usual; habitual.
What part of speech is wontish?
Wontish is an adjective.

Words near wontish in the dictionary

  1. wonted
  2. wontedly
  3. wontedness
  4. Wonthaggi
  5. wonting
  6. wontish
  7. wontless
  8. wontly
  9. wonton
  10. wontons
  11. Wontroba

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