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wreckish

wreckish adjective: like or resembling a wreck.

Adjective

wreckish (comparative more wreckish, superlative most wreckish)

  1. Like or resembling a wreck
    • But there was nothing wreckish about it.2000, Daniel Wallace, Ray in Reverse
    • Would like to write a more amusing letter but feel too wreckish.2012, Barbara Skelton, 'Tears Before Bedtime' and 'Weep No More'

Forms of wreckish

comparativemore wreckish
superlativemost wreckish

Origin of wreckish

From wreck + -ish.

Questions about wreckish

What does wreckish mean?
Wreckish means like or resembling a wreck.
What part of speech is wreckish?
Wreckish is an adjective.

Words near wreckish in the dictionary

  1. wrecking pump
  2. wrecking pumps
  3. wrecking yard
  4. wrecking yards
  5. wreckings
  6. wreckish
  7. wreckless
  8. wreckling
  9. wrecklings
  10. wreckmaster
  11. wreckmasters

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