thing|ish

thing|ish
thing|ish «THIHNG ihsh», adjective.
characterized by thingism; concerned with physical objects and details: »

... the “thingish” fiction of Sarraute and Robbe-Grillet (New Yorker).


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  • -ish — [[t] ɪʃ[/t]] 1) SUFFIX ish is added to adjectives to form adjectives which indicate that someone or something has a quality to a small extent. For example, something that is largish is fairly large. She is tallish, brown haired, and clear skinned …   English dictionary

  • Thing of all Swedes — would be summoned for warfare during the summer, and all the crews, rowers, commanders and ships were decided [ [http://runeberg.org/samlaren/1896/0075.html Söderberg, Werner. (1896). Några studier rörande Disasagan , in Samlaren . p. 67.] ] .The …   Wikipedia

  • hell´ish|ness — hell|ish «HEHL ihsh», adjective. 1. fit to have come from hell; devilish; fiendish: »hellish shrieks, a hellish thing to do. SYNONYM(S): diabolical, wicked. 2. of hell; infernal: »diabolical and hellish magic ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • hell´ish|ly — hell|ish «HEHL ihsh», adjective. 1. fit to have come from hell; devilish; fiendish: »hellish shrieks, a hellish thing to do. SYNONYM(S): diabolical, wicked. 2. of hell; infernal: »diabolical and hellish magic ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • hell|ish — «HEHL ihsh», adjective. 1. fit to have come from hell; devilish; fiendish: »hellish shrieks, a hellish thing to do. SYNONYM(S): diabolical, wicked. 2. of hell; infernal: »diabolical and hellish magic ( …   Useful english dictionary

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