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writerish

writerish adjective: characteristic of a writer; writerly.

Adjective

writerish (comparative more writerish, superlative most writerish)

  1. Characteristic of a writer; writerly.

Forms of writerish

comparativemore writerish
superlativemost writerish

Origin of writerish

From writer + -ish.

Questions about writerish

What does writerish mean?
Writerish means characteristic of a writer; writerly.
What part of speech is writerish?
Writerish is an adjective.

Words near writerish in the dictionary

  1. writer's cramp
  2. writercraft
  3. writerdom
  4. writeress
  5. writeresses
  6. writerish
  7. writerless
  8. writerling
  9. writerlings
  10. writerly
  11. writers

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