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7-Letter Words Ending with -ISH (222 entries)

FRONTWORDBACKDEFINITION
—ABOLISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to do away with
LANGUISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to suffer extreme pain
—BABYISH—[a.] · resembling a baby
—BADDISH—[a.] · somewhat bad
—BALDISH—[a.] · somewhat bald
—BATFISH—[n. -ES] · a batlike fish
—BEAMISH—[a.] · cheerful «full of spirits»
—BEARISH—[a.] · resembling a bear «a large mammal» / ----- { bearish bearlike }
—BEAUISH—[n. BEAUX or BEAUS] · a boyfriend - BEAUISH [a.]
—BIGGISH—[a.] · somewhat big
—BLEMISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to mar
—BLUEISH—[a.] · bluish «somewhat blue» / ----- { blueish bluish }
—BOARISH—[a.] · swinish; coarse
—BOGGISH—[a.] · boggy «marshy» / ----- { boggier boggiest boggish boggy }
—BOOBISH—[a.] · doltish «a stupid person»
—BOOKISH—[a.] · pertaining to books
—BOORISH—[a.] · rude «discourteous or impolite»
—BOPPISH—[a.] · boppy «suggestive of bebop»
—BOXFISH—[n. -ES] · a marine fish
—BRINISH—[a.] · resembling brine
—BRUTISH—[a.] · brutal «cruel; savage» / ----- { brutal brutish § brutally }
—BUCKISH—[a.] · foppish «characteristic of a dandy»
—BULLISH—[a.] · stubborn «unyielding»
—BURNISH—[v. -ED, -ING°, -ES] · to polish
—CADDISH—[a.] · resembling a cad «an ungentlemanly man»
—CARLISH—[a.] · resembling a carl «a peasant»
—CATFISH—[n. -ES] · a scaleless, large-headed fish
—CATTISH—[a.] · catty «catlike; spiteful» / ----- { catty § catties § cattier cattiest cattish catty }
OCHERISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to hold dear
—CLAYISH—[a.] · resembling or containing clay
—COCKISH—[a.] · cocky «arrogantly self-confident» / ----- { cockatoo cocky § cockatoos cockies § cockies cocky § cockier cockiest cockish cocky }
—CODFISH—[n. -ES] · the cod «a marine food fish»
—COLDISH—[a.] · somewhat cold
—COLTISH—[n. -S] · a young male horse - COLTISH [a.]
—COMMISH—[n. -ES] · a commissioner / ----- { commish commissioner § commishes commissioners § commish commishes }
—COOLISH—[a.] · somewhat cool
—COWFISH—[n. -ES] · an aquatic mammal
—CRONISH—[n. -S] · a withered old woman - CRONISH [a.] (=cronish)
—CUBBISH—[a.] · resembling a cub «the young of certain animals»
—CULTISH—[a.] · pertaining to a cult «a religious society»
—CURRISH—[a.] · resembling a cur «a mongrel dog»
—DAMPISH—[a.] · somewhat damp
—DARKISH—[a.] · somewhat dark
—DEAFISH—[a.] · somewhat deaf
—DERVISH—[n. -ES] · a member of a Muslim~ religious order
—DIMMISH—[a.] · somewhat dim
—DOGFISH—[n. -ES] · a small shark
—DOGGISH—[a.] · doglike «resembling a dog» / ----- { doggish doglike § doglike }
—DOLLISH—[a.] · pretty «pleasing to the eye»
—DOLTISH—[n. -S] · a stupid person - DOLTISH [a.]
—DONNISH—[a.] · scholarly «© like a scholar, or learned person; showing the qualities of a scholar; as, a scholarly essay or critique»
—DRONISH—[a.] · habitually lazy
—DUCKISH—[n. -ES] · dusk
—DULLISH—[a.] · somewhat dull
—DUMPISH—[a.] · sad «unhappy»
—DUNCISH—[n. -S] · a stupid person - DUNCICAL DUNCISH [a.]
—DUSKISH—[a.] · dusky «somewhat dark» / ----- { dusky § duskier duskiest duskish dusky § duskily }
—ENGLISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to cause a billiard ball to spin around its vertical axis
—EVANISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to vanish «to disappear» / ----- { vanish § vanishes § evanish evanished evanishes evanishing vanish vanished vanishes vanishing § vanished vanishing }
—FADDISH—[a.] · inclined to take up fads / ----- { faddier faddiest faddish faddy }
—FAIRISH—[a.] · moderately good
—FATTISH—[a.] · somewhat fat
—FINFISH—[n. -ES] · a true fish
—FLEMISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to coil rope in a certain manner
—FOGYISH—[n. -GIES] · an old-fashioned person - FOGYISH [a.] / ----- { fogey fogie fogy § fogeys fogies § fogeyish fogyish }
—FOLKISH—[a.] · characteristic of the common people / ----- { folkish folklike }
—FOOLISH—[a. -ISHER, -ISHEST] · lacking good sense or judgment
—FOPPISH—[a.] · characteristic of a dandy
—FOXFISH—[n. -ES] · a large shark
—FURBISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to polish
—FURNISH—[v. -ED, -ING°, -ES] · to equip
—GARFISH—[n. -ES] · a freshwater fish
—GARNISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to decorate / ----- { garnish garnishing § garnishes § garnish garnished garnishes garnishing § garni garnished }
—GAWKISH—[a.] · gawky «awkward» / ----- { gawky § gawkies § gawkier gawkiest gawkish gawky § gawkily }
—GEEKISH—[a.] · geeky «socially awkward or unappealing»
—GIRLISH—[a.] · of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of a girl
—GNOMISH—[a.] · resembling a gnome «a dwarf»
—GOATISH—[a.] · resembling a goat «a horned mammal» / ----- { goatish goatlike }
—GOODISH—[a.] · somewhat good
—GRAYISH—[a.] · somewhat gray / ----- { grayish greyish }
—GREYISH—[a.] · grayish «somewhat gray» / ----- { grayish greyish }
—HAGFISH—[n. -ES] · an eellike fish
—HAGGISH—[a.] · resembling a hag
—HAIMISH—[a.] · homey, unpretentious / ----- { haimish heimish }
—HARDISH—[a.] · somewhat hard
—HASHISH—[n. -ES] · a mild narcotic / ----- { hasheesh hashish § hasheeshes hashishes }
—HAWKISH—[a.] · warlike «disposed to engage in war»
—HEIMISH—[a.] · homelike «suggestive of a home» / ----- { haimish heimish }
—HELLISH—[a.] · horrible «something that causes horror»
—HENNISH—[a.] · resembling a hen «a female chicken»
THICKISH—[n. -S] · a rural person - HICKISH [a.] / ----- [a. -ER, -EST] · characteristic of rural people (=hicker hickest)
—HIPPISH—[a.] · depressed; sad
—HOGFISH—[n. -ES] · a tropical fish
—HOGGISH—[a.] · coarsely selfish
—HOTTISH—[a.] · somewhat hot
—HUFFISH—[a.] · sulky «sullenly aloof or withdrawn»
—HUNNISH—[a.] · resembling a hun «a barbarous, destructive person»
—ICEFISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to fish through holes in the ice on a lake or river
—JEWFISH—[n. -ES] · a large marine fish
—JIGGISH—[a.] · suitable for a jig «a lively dance»
—JOCKISH—[a.] · characteristic of an athlete
—KADDISH—[n. -DISHES or -DISHIM] · a Jewish~ prayer (=kaddishes)
—KIDDISH—[a.] · childish «resembling a child»
—KNAVISH—[n. -S] · a dishonest person - KNAVISH [a.]
—LADDISH—[n. -S] · a boy or youth - LADDISH [a.] (=laddish) / ----- { lad laddie laddy § laddies lads § laddier laddiest laddish }
—LADYISH—[a.] · somewhat ladylike
—LARGISH—[a.] · somewhat large
—LARKISH—[a.] · playful «frolicsome»
—LAZYISH—[a.] · somewhat lazy
—LEFTISH—[a.] · inclined to be a leftist
—LOGGISH—[a.] · resembling a log
—LONGISH—[a.] · somewhat long
—LOUDISH—[a.] · somewhat loud
—LOUTISH—[a.] · clumsy «awkward»
CPLUMPISH—[a.] · stupid «mentally slow»
—MADDISH—[a.] · somewhat mad
—MAIDISH—[n. -S] · a maiden «a young unmarried woman» - MAIDISH [a.]
—MANNISH—[a.] · resembling or characteristic of a man
—MAWKISH—[a.] · offensively sentimental
—MILDISH—[a.] · somewhat mild «not harsh or rough»
—MINXISH—[n. -ES] · a pert girl - MINXISH [a.]
—MOBBISH—[a.] · characteristic of a mob «a disorderly crowd of people»
—MONKISH—[a.] · pertaining to monks «a man who is a member of a secluded religious order»
—MOONISH—[a.] · fickle «not constant or loyal»
—MOORISH—[a.] · marshy «resembling a marsh»
—MOREISH—[a.] · so good that you want to have more / ----- { moreish morish }
—MUDFISH—[n. -ES] · a fish found in mud or muddy water
—MUMPISH—[a.] · sullen «showing a brooding ill humor or resentment»
—NEARISH—[a.] · somewhat near
—NEBBISHY[n. -ES] · a meek person - NEBBISHY [a.]
—NERDISH—[n. -S] · a socially inept person - NERDISH [a.] / ----- { nerd nurd § nerds nurds § nerdish }
—NOIRISH—[n. -S] · a bleak type of crime fiction - NOIRISH [a.]
—NOURISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to sustain with food
—NUNNISH—[a.] · of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a nun
BOARFISH—[n. -ES] · a marine fish
—OGREISH—[a.] · resembling an ogre «a monster» / ----- { ogreish ogrish § ogrishly }
—OUTFISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to surpass in fishing
—OUTWISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to surpass in wishing «to feel an impulse toward attainment or possession of something»
—PANFISH—[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] · to fish for any small fish that can be fried whole (=panfished panfishing)
—PEAKISH—[a.] · somewhat sickly
—PECKISH—[a.] · irritable «© capable of being irritated»
—PEEVISH—[a.] · irritable «© capable of being irritated»
—PERKISH—[a.] · somewhat perky
—PETTISH—[a.] · peevish «irritable»
—PIGFISH—[n. -ES] · a marine fish
—PIGGISH—[a.] · greedy or dirty
—PINFISH—[n. -ES] · a small marine fish
—PINKISH—[a.] · somewhat pink
—PIXYISH—[n. PIXIES] · a playfully mischievous fairy or elf - PIXYISH [a.] / ----- { pixie pixy § pixies § pixieish pixyish }
—PLANISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to toughen and smooth by hammering lightly
—PLENISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to fill up
—POORISH—[a.] · somewhat poor
—PRUDISH—[a.] · marked by prudery
—PUBLISH—[v. -ED, -ING°, -ES] · to print and issue to the public
—PUCKISH—[a.] · impish «mischievous»
—PUGGISH—[a.] · somewhat stubby / ----- { puggy § puggier puggiest puggish puggy }
—PUNKISH—[a.] · pertaining to a style inspired by punk rock
—PUPFISH—[n. -ES] · a small, freshwater fish
DRAFFISH—[a.] · tawdry «gaudy»
—RAMMISH—[a.] · resembling a ram «a male sheep» / ----- { rammy § rammier rammiest rammish rammy }
CPRANKISH—[a.] · somewhat rank
—RASPISH—[a.] · irritable «© capable of being irritated»
—RATFISH—[n. -ES] · a marine fish / ----- { rattail § ratfish ratfishes rattails }
BRATTISH—[a.] · ratlike «resembling a rat» / ----- { ratlike rattish § ratlike }
—REDDISH—[a.] · somewhat red / ----- { rufous § rufouses § reddish rufous }
—REDFISH—[n. -ES] · an edible rockfish
BROGUISH—[a.] · dishonest «© dishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd»
—ROMPISH—[a.] · inclined to romp
—RUBBISHY[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to reject as worthless (=rubbished rubbishing)
—RUNTISH—[n. -S] · a small person or animal - RUNTISH [a.]
—RUTTISH—[a.] · lustful «marked by excessive sexual desire»
—SADDISH—[a.] · somewhat sad
—SALTISH—[a.] · somewhat salty
—SAWFISH—[n. -ES] · a marine fish
—SELFISH—[a.] · concerned chiefly or only with oneself
—SERFISH—[a.] · characteristic of a serf / ----- { serfish serflike }
—SICKISH—[a.] · somewhat sick
—SLAVISH—[a.] · pertaining to or characteristic of a slave
—SLOWISH—[a.] · somewhat slow
—SNAKISH—[a.] · resembling a snake
—SOFTISH—[a.] · somewhat soft
—SOONISH—[b. SOONER°, SOONEST] · in the near future - SOONISH [a.] (=soonish)
—SOTTISH—[a.] · resembling a sot «an habitual drunkard»
—SOURISH—[a.] · somewhat sour
ASTONISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to astonish «to fill with sudden wonder or surprise»
—STYLISH—[a.] · fashionable «© a person who conforms to the fashions; -- used chiefly in the plural»
—SUNFISH—[n. -ES] · a marine fish
—SWINISH—[a.] · resembling or befitting swine
—TALLISH—[a.] · somewhat tall
—TANNISH—[a.] · somewhat tan
—TARNISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to dull the luster of
—TARTISH—[a.] · somewhat tart
—TIGRISH—[a.] · tigerish «resembling a tiger» / ----- { tigerish tigrish }
—TOADISH—[a.] · resembling a toad «a tailless, jumping amphibian» / ----- { toadish toadlike }
—TONNISH—[a.] · tonish «stylish» / ----- { tonish tonnish § tonishly }
—TOWNISH—[a.] · characteristic of a town
—TUNDISH—[n. -ES] · a receptacle for molten metal
—VAGUISH—[a.] · somewhat vague «not clearly expressed or understood»
—VAMPISH—[a.] · seductive «© tending to lead astray; apt to mislead by flattering appearances; tempting; alluring; as, a seductive offer»
—VARNISHY[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to give a glossy appearance to
—VOGUISH—[a.] · fashionable «© a person who conforms to the fashions; -- used chiefly in the plural»
—WAGGISH—[a.] · playfully humorous / ----- { waggish wagsome }
—WAIFISH—[a.] · waiflike «resembling a waif «a homeless child»» / ----- { waifish waiflike }
SWAMPISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to throw about
—WARMISH—[a.] · somewhat warm
—WASPISH—[n. -S] · a stinging insect - WASPISH WASPLIKE [a.]
—WEAKISH—[a.] · somewhat weak
—WEARISH—[a.] · tasteless «© having no taste; insipid; flat; as, tasteless fruit»
—WENNISH—[a.] · wenny «resembling a wen» / ----- { wennier wenniest wennish wenny }
—WETTISH—[a.] · somewhat wet
—WHEYISH—[n. WHEYS] · the watery part of milk - WHEYEY WHEYISH [a.]
—WHITISH—[a.] · somewhat white
—WHORISH—[a.] · lewd «obscene»
—WILDISH—[a.] · somewhat wild
—WIMPISH—[a.] · wimpy «weak, ineffectual» / ----- { wimpier wimpiest wimpish wimpy }
—WISPISH—[a.] · wispy «resembling a wisp» / ----- { wispier wispiest wispish wisplike wispy }
—WOGGISH—[a.] · resembling a wog «a person of color, especially a person from northern Africa~ or western or southern Asia~ -- an offensive term»
—WOLFISH—[a.] · wolflike «resembling a wolf» / ----- { wolfish wolflike }
—WONKISH—[n. -S] · an overly studious student - WONKISH [a.] (=wonkish)
—WORMISH—[a.] · wormlike «resembling a worm» / ----- { wormish wormlike }
—YOBBISH—[a.] · characteristic of a yob
—ZANYISH—[a.] · somewhat zany

8-Letter Words Ending with -ISH (205 entries)

FRONTWORDBACKDEFINITION
—ACTORISH—[n. -S] · a theatrical performer - ACTORISH ACTORLY [a.] (=actorly)
—ADMONISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to reprove mildly or kindly / ----- { admonishing § admonish admonished admonishes admonishing monish monished monishes monishing § admonishing }
—ASTONISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to fill with sudden wonder or surprise
—BAIRNISH—[n. -S] · a child - BAIRNISH [a.]
—BAITFISH—[n. -ES] · a fish used as bait
—BAKSHISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to give a tip / ----- { backsheesh baksheesh bakshish § backsheeshes baksheeshes bakshishes § backsheesh backsheeshes baksheesh baksheeshes bakshish bakshished bakshishes bakshishing }
—BILLFISH—[n. -ES] · a fish with long, slender jaws
—BLACKISH—[a.] · somewhat black
—BLANDISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to coax by flattery
—BLEAKISH—[a.] · somewhat bleak
—BLIMPISH—[n. -S] · a nonrigid aircraft - BLIMPISH [a.]
—BLOCKISH—[a.] · blocky «short and stout» / ----- { blockier blockiest blockish blocky }
—BLOKEISH—[a.] · resembling the typical behavior of a bloke
—BLONDISH—[a.] · somewhat blond
—BLOWFISH—[n. -ES] · a marine fish
—BLUEFISH—[n. -ES] · a marine fish
—BOARFISH—[n. -ES] · a marine fish
—BONEFISH—[n. -ES] · a slender marine fish
—BRACKISH—[a.] · salty «tasting of or containing salt»
—BRAINISH—[a.] · impetuous «© rushing with force and violence; moving with impetus; furious; forcible; violent; as, an impetuous wind; an impetuous torrent»
—BRANDISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to wave menacingly
—BRASSISH—[a.] · resembling brass
—BRATTISH—[n. -S] · a spoiled child - BRATTISH [a.]
—BROADISH—[a.] · somewhat broad
—BROGUISH—[a.] · resembling a brogue «an Irish~ accent»
—BROWNISH—[a.] · somewhat brown
—BURRFISH—[n. -ES] · a fish with erect spines
—CAVEFISH—[n. -ES] · a sightless fish
—CEORLISH—[n. -S] · a freeman of low birth - CEORLISH [a.] / ----- { ceorl churl § ceorls churls § ceorlish churlish }
—CHEAPISH—[a.] · somewhat cheap
—CHILDISH—[a.] · resembling a child «a young person»
—CHURLISH—[n. -S] · a rude person - CHURLISH [a.] / ----- { ceorl churl § ceorls churls § ceorlish churlish }
—CLANNISH—[a.] · characteristic of a clan
—CLEANISH—[a.] · somewhat clean «free from dirt or stain»
—CLERKISH—[a.] · resembling or suitable to a clerk
—CLIQUISH—[a.] · cliquey «inclined to form cliques» / ----- { cliquey cliquier cliquiest cliquish cliquy }
—CLODDISH—[n. -S] · a dolt «a stupid person» - CLODDISH [a.]
—CLOWNISH—[a.] · resembling or befitting a clown
—CLUBBISH—[a.] · clubby «characteristic of a club» / ----- { clubbier clubbiest clubbish clubby }
—CLUMPISH—[a.] · resembling a clump «a thick mass»
—COALFISH—[n. -ES] · a blackish fish
—COARSISH—[a.] · somewhat coarse «rough «having an uneven surface»
—CRANKISH—[a.] · eccentric «© a circle not having the same center as another contained in some measure within the first»
—CRAWFISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to back out or retreat
—CRAYFISH—[n. -ES] · a crustacean
—DANDYISH—[a.] · suggestive of a dandy
—DEALFISH—[n. -ES] · a marine fish
—DEMOLISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to destroy
—DEPOLISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to remove the gloss or polish of
—DEVILISH—[a.] · fiendish «extremely wicked or cruel»
—DIMINISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to lessen
—DOWDYISH—[a. DOWDIER, DOWDIEST] · lacking in stylishness or neatness - DOWDILY [b.] DOWDYISH [a.] / ----- [n. DOWDIES] · a dowdy woman
—DRAFFISH—[a.] · draffy «worthless» / ----- { draffier draffiest draffish draffy }
—DRECKISH—[n. -S] · rubbish «worthless, unwanted matter» (=dreckish) / ----- { dreck drek § drecks dreks § dreckish }
—DREGGISH—[n. -S] · the sediment of liquors - DREGGISH [a.]
—DRUMFISH—[n. -ES] · a fish that makes a drumming sound
—DRUNKISH—[a.] · somewhat drunk
—DWARFISH—[a.] · resembling a dwarf «an extremely small person»
—DWEEBISH—[n. -S] · an unattractive or inept person - DWEEBISH [a.] (=dweebish)
—ENRAVISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to delight greatly
—ETHERISH—[a.] · resembling ether «a volatile liquid used as an anesthetic»
—FAINTISH—[a.] · somewhat faint
—FALLFISH—[n. -ES] · a freshwater fish
—FEEBLISH—[a.] · somewhat feeble
—FEVERISH—[a.] · having a fever / ----- { febrific febrile feverish feverous }
—FIENDISH—[a.] · extremely wicked or cruel
—FIFTYISH—[a.] · being about fifty years old
—FILEFISH—[n. -ES] · a marine fish
—FLATFISH—[n. -ES] · any of an order of marine fishes
—FLATTISH—[a.] · somewhat flat
—FLOURISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to thrive
—FOGEYISH—[n. -GEYS] · fogy «an old-fashioned person» - FOGEYISH [a.] (=fogeyish) / ----- { fogey fogie fogy § fogeys fogies § fogeyish fogyish }
—FOOLFISH—[n. -ES] · a marine fish
—FORTYISH—[a.] · being about forty years old
—FREAKISH—[a.] · unusual «not usual» / ----- { freakier freakiest freakish freaky }
—FROGFISH—[n. -ES] · a marine fish
—FRUMPISH—[n. -S] · a dowdy woman - FRUMPISH [a.]
—GAMEFISH—[n. -ES] · a fish caught for sport
—GHOULISH—[n. -S] · a demon - GHOULISH [a.] / ----- { ghoul ghoulie § ghoulies ghouls § ghoulish }
—GIPSYISH—[a.] · gypsyish «resembling a gypsy»
—GOATFISH—[n. -ES] · a tropical fish
—GOLDFISH—[n. -ES] · a freshwater fish
—GRAYFISH—[n. -ES] · a dogfish «a small shark»
—GREENISH—[a.] · somewhat green
—GRUFFISH—[a.] · somewhat gruff
—GRUMPISH—[a.] · grumpy «ill-tempered» / ----- { grumpy § grumpier grumpiest grumpish grumpy § grumpily }
—GYPSYISH—[a.] · resembling a gypsy
—HEADFISH—[n. -ES] · a marine fish
—HEAVYISH—[a.] · somewhat heavy
—HIPPYISH—[a.] · relating to or resembling a hippie / ----- { hippieish hippyish }
—JACKFISH—[n. -ES] · a food fish
—JINGOISH—[n. -GOES] · a zealous patriot - JINGOISH [a.] / ----- { jingo jingoist § jingoes jingoists § jingoish jingoist }
—KELPFISH—[n. -ES] · a fish that lives among seaweed
—KINGFISH—[n. -ES] · a marine food fish
—LADYFISH—[n. -ES] · a bonefish
—LANGUISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to lose vigor or vitality
—LEMONISH—[n. -S] · a citrus fruit - LEMONISH [a.]
—LIGHTISH—[a.] · somewhat light
—LIONFISH—[n. -ES] · a tropical fish
—LITTLISH—[a.] · somewhat little
—LIVERISH—[a.] · having a liver disorder
—LUMPFISH—[n. -ES] · a marine fish
—LUNGFISH—[n. -ES] · a type of fish
—MILKFISH—[n. -ES] · a marine food fish
—MONKFISH—[n. -ES] · a marine fish
—MOONFISH—[n. -ES] · a marine fish
—NABOBISH—[n. -S] · one who becomes rich and prominent - NABOBISH [a.] / ----- { nabob nawab § nabobs nawabs § nabobish }
—NANNYISH—[v. -NIED, -NYING, -NIES] · to be overprotective toward - NANNYISH [a.] (=nannied nannying) / ----- { nannie nanny nannying § nannies § nannied nannies nanny nannying § nannyish }
—NINNYISH—[n. -NIES] · a fool - NINNYISH [a.]
—NUMBFISH—[n. -ES] · a fish capable of emitting electric shocks
—OCHERISH—[a.] · resembling ocher / ----- { ocherish ocheroid ocherous ochery ochreous ochroid ochrous ochry }
—ORANGISH—[a.] · of a somewhat orange color
—OVERFISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to deplete the supply of fish in an area by fishing to excess
—PAGANISH—[a.] · resembling a pagan «an irreligious person»
—PIPEFISH—[n. -ES] · a slender fish
—PIXIEISH—[n. -S] · pixy «a playfully mischievous fairy or elf» - PIXIEISH [a.] / ----- { pixie pixy § pixies § pixieish pixyish }
—PLUMPISH—[a.] · somewhat plump
—PRANKISH—[a.] · mischievous «© causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; -- now often applied where the evil is done carelessly or in sport; as, a mischievous child»
—PRIGGISH—[a.] · marked by priggism
—PUPPYISH—[n. -PIES] · a young dog - PUPPYISH [a.]
—PURPLISH—[a.] · somewhat purple / ----- { purplish purply }
—PYGMYISH—[n. -MIES] · a small person - PYGMAEAN PYGMEAN PYGMOID PYGMYISH [a.] / ----- { pigmy pygmoid pygmy § pigmies pygmies § pigmy pygmaean pygmean pygmoid pygmy pygmyish }
—QUACKISH—[a.] · fraudulent «© using fraud; trickly; deceitful; dishonest»
—QUALMISH—[a.] · having qualms / ----- { qualmier qualmiest qualmish qualmy }
—QUEERISH—[a.] · somewhat queer
—QUIPPISH—[a.] · witty «humorously clever»
—QUIRKISH—[a.] · quirky «peculiar» / ----- { quirkier quirkiest quirkish quirky § quirkily }
—REFINISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to give a new surface to
—REPOLISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to polish again +
BRIGHTISH—[a.] · somewhat right
—ROCKFISH—[n. -ES] · a fish living around rocks
—ROSEFISH—[n. -ES] · a marine food fish
—ROUGHISH—[a.] · somewhat rough
—ROUNDISH—[a.] · somewhat round
—ROWDYISH—[a.] · tending to be rowdy
—SAILFISH—[n. -ES] · a large marine fish
—SANDFISH—[n. -ES] · a marine fish
—SANDYISH—[a.] · somewhat sandy
—SCAMPISH—[a.] · rascally «characteristic of a rascal»
—SHARKISH—[a.] · behaving like a shark «a predatory fish»
—SHARPISH—[a.] · somewhat sharp
—SHEEPISH—[a.] · embarrassed «© to hinder from freedom of thought, speech, or action by something which impedes or confuses mental action; to perplex; to discompose; to disconcert; as, laughter may embarrass an orator»
—SHORTISH—[a.] · somewhat short
—SHREWISH—[a.] · ill-tempered
—SISSYISH—[a.] · resembling a sissy «an effeminate man or boy»
—SIXTYISH—[a.] · being about sixty years old
—SKIRMISH—[v. -ED, -ING°, -ES] · to engage in a minor battle
—SKITTISH—[a.] · easily frightened / ----- { skitterier skitteriest skittery skittish }
—SLOBBISH—[a.] · resembling a slob «a slovenly or boorish person»
—SLUGGISH—[a.] · displaying little movement or activity
—SLUTTISH—[n. -S] · a slovenly woman - SLUTTISH [a.]
—SMALLISH—[a.] · somewhat small
—SMARTISH—[a.] · somewhat smart «characterized by mental acuity»
—SNAPPISH—[a.] · tending to speak in an impatient or irritable manner
—SNIFFISH—[a.] · haughty «arrogant» / ----- { sniffier sniffiest sniffish sniffy }
—SNOBBISH—[a.] · characteristic of a snob / ----- { snobbier snobbiest snobbish snobby }
—SNOUTISH—[a.] · snouty «resembling a long, projecting nose» / ----- { snoutier snoutiest snoutish snouty }
—SOAPFISH—[n. -ES] · a tropical fish that produces toxic mucus
—SPARKISH—[a.] · jaunty «having a lively and self-confident manner»
—SPIVVISH—[a.] · spivvy
—SPOOKISH—[a.] · spooky «scary» / ----- { spookier spookiest spookish spooky § spookily }
—SQUARISH—[a.] · somewhat square
—SQUIRISH—[a.] · of, resembling, or befitting a squire
ESTABLISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to establish
—STANDISH—[n. -ES] · a receptacle for pens and ink
—STARFISH—[n. -ES] · a star-shaped marine animal
—STEEPISH—[a.] · somewhat steep
—STIFFISH—[a.] · somewhat stiff
—STOCKISH—[a.] · stupid «mentally slow»
—STOUTISH—[a.] · somewhat stout
—STUDFISH—[n. -ES] · a freshwater fish
—SUCKFISH—[n. -ES] · a remora
—SURFFISH—[n. -ES] · a marine fish
—SWAINISH—[n. -S] · a country boy - SWAINISH [a.]
—SWAMPISH—[a.] · swampy «marshy» / ----- { swampier swampiest swampish swampy }
—SWEETISH—[a.] · somewhat sweet
—SYLPHISH—[n. -S] · a slender, graceful girl or woman - SYLPHIC SYLPHISH SYLPHY [a.]
—TARABISH—[n. -ES] · a type of card game
—THICKISH—[a.] · somewhat thick
—THIEVISH—[a.] · given to stealing
—THINNISH—[a.] · somewhat thin
—THUGGISH—[a.] · characteristic of a thug
—TICKLISH—[a.] · sensitive to tickling
—TIGERISH—[a.] · resembling a tiger «a large feline mammal» / ----- { tigerish tigrish }
—TILEFISH—[n. -ES] · a marine food fish
—TOADFISH—[n. -ES] · a marine fish
—TOADYISH—[a.] · characteristic of one that toadies
—TOUGHISH—[a.] · somewhat tough
—TOVARISH—[n. -ES] · tovarich «comrade» / ----- { tovarich tovarish § tovariches tovarishes }
—TRAMPISH—[a.] · resembling a vagabond
—TRICKISH—[a.] · tricky «characterized by deception»
—TROLLISH—[a.] · resembling a troll «a mythological dwarf»
—TWITTISH—[a.] · foolish
—UNMODISH—[a.] · not modish +
—VANQUISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to defeat in battle
—VAPORISH—[a.] · resembling vapor / ----- { vaporish vaporous vapory vapoury }
—VIGORISH—[n. -ES] · a charge paid to a bookie on a bet
—VIPERISH—[n. -S] · a venomous snake - VIPERINE VIPERISH VIPEROUS [a.]
—VIXENISH—[n. -S] · a shrewish woman - VIXENISH VIXENLY [a.]
—WATERISH—[a.] · watery «containing water» / ----- { waterier wateriest waterish watery }
—WEAKFISH—[n. -ES] · a marine fish
—WOLFFISH—[n. -ES] · a marine fish
—WOMANISH—[a.] · characteristic of a woman
—YOKELISH—[a.] · resembling a yokel «a naive or gullible rustic»
—YOUNGISH—[a.] · somewhat young

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