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[ adjective ] (suffix) resembling or characteristic of something specified

Synonyms

y ly

Examples

"the `ish' in `boyish enthusiasm' and the `ly' in `housewifely duties' and the `y' in `a long horsy face' are all suffixes with similar semantic import"

Used in print

(John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)

That tap had a slight bang ish quality .

Related terms

like

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Rhymes with

wish gish dish fish gish frisch swish irish amish nourish boyish jewish parish rubbish boorish lettish reddish finnish punish puckish bearish finish yiddish relish barish fetish moorish parrish perish dovish bookish bullish garish impish cherish english hellish girlish rightish lavish banish kurdish mawkish burnish grayish bluish whitish rakish dervish raffish radish ghoulish furnish furbish flourish foolish faddish polish danish beamish turkish peevish dovish vanish parish churlish sheepish jewfish longish hashish blemish british sunfish redfish flemish publish sluggish skittish devilish selfish lungfish pinkish english shellfish licorice yellowish gibberish swedish scottish clannish cornish sailfish catfish brownish brutish brackish blowfish stylish varnish greenish goosefish spanish garnish purplish snobbish smallish prudish slavish fiendish pipefish tarnish skirmish crawfish dogfish dealfish whitefish crayfish cuttlefish childish replenish relinquish killifish anguish refinish jellyfish hagfish ticklish extinguish embellish diminish distinguish whitish brandish babyish starfish abolish standish goldfish squeamish queenfish feverish flatfish swordfish languish whitefish vanquish frankish cavendish malnourish needlefish astonish nightmarish undernourish accomplish admonish impoverish reestablish refurbish demolish establish outlandish amateurish angelfish horseradish

Phonetic and Homophones

IH1 SH isch

Similar Spelling

Isiah Ishii Ishee isi Ischia Isa isaiah iis Issa issue

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