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Note: this list is built from spelling, not meaning. Some words here end with the right letters but do not really use the suffix in its usual sense. They are included on purpose: for Scrabble we suggest learning the suffix as a letter pattern rather than learning the meanings.

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
—BEARISH—[a.] · resembling a bear / [x] { bearish bearlike }
—BEAUISH—< BEAU, [n. BEAUX or BEAUS] · a boyfriend - BEAUISH [a.]
—BIGGISH—[a.] · somewhat big
—BLEMISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to mar
—BLUEISH—[a.] · bluish / [x] { blueish bluish }
—BOARISH—[a.] · swinish; coarse
—BOGGISH—[a.] · boggy / [x] { boggier boggiest boggish boggy }
—BOOBISH—[a.] · doltish «a stupid person»
—BOOKISH—[a.] · pertaining to books
—BOORISH—[a.] · rude
—BOPPISH—[a.] · boppy «suggestive of bebop»
—BOXFISH—[n. -ES] · a marine fish
—BRINISH—[a.] · resembling brine
—BRUTISH—[a.] · brutal / [x] { brutal brutish § brutally }
—BUCKISH—[a.] · foppish «characteristic of a dandy»
—BULLISH—[a.] · stubborn
—BURNISH—[v. -ED, -ING°, -ES] · to polish
—CADDISH—[a.] · resembling a cad
—CARLISH—[a.] · resembling a carl
—CATFISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · a scaleless, large-headed~ fish
—CATTISH—[a.] · catty / [x] { catties § cattier cattiest cattish catty }
OCHERISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to hold dear
—CLAYISH—[a.] · resembling or containing clay
—COCKISH—[a.] · cocky
—CODFISH—[n. -ES] · the cod
—COLDISH—[a.] · somewhat cold
—COLTISH—< COLT, [n. -S] · a young male horse - COLTISH [a.]
—COMMISH—[n. -ES] · a commissioner / [x] { commish commissioner § commishes commissioners § commishes }
—COOLISH—[a.] · somewhat cool
—COWFISH—[n. -ES] · an aquatic mammal
—CRONISH—< CRONE, [n. -S] · a withered old woman - CRONISH [a.] (=cronish)
—CUBBISH—[a.] · resembling a cub
—CULTISH—[a.] · pertaining to a cult
—CURRISH—[a.] · resembling a cur
—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» / [x] { doggish doglike }
—DOLLISH—[a.] · pretty
—DOLTISH—< DOLT, [n. -S] · a stupid person - DOLTISH [a.]
—DONNISH—[a.] · scholarly
—DRONISH—[a.] · habitually lazy
—DUCKISH—[n. -ES] · dusk
—DULLISH—[a.] · somewhat dull
—DUMPISH—[a.] · sad
—DUNCISH—< DUNCE, [n. -S] · a stupid person - DUNCICAL DUNCISH [a.]
—DUSKISH—[a.] · dusky / [x] { 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 / [x] { vanishes § evanish evanished evanishes evanishing vanish vanished vanishes vanishing § vanished vanishing }
—FADDISH—[a.] · inclined to take up fads / [x] { 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—< FOGY, [n. -GIES] · an old-fashioned~ person - FOGYISH [a.] / [x] { fogey fogie fogy § fogeys fogies § fogeyish fogyish }
—FOLKISH—[a.] · characteristic of the common people / [x] { 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 / [x] { garnish § garnishes § garnish garnishes garnishing § garni garnished }
—GAWKISH—[a.] · gawky «awkward» / [x] { gawkies § gawkier gawkiest gawkish gawky § gawkily }
—GEEKISH—[a.] · geeky
—GIRLISH—[a.] · of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of a girl
—GNOMISH—[a.] · resembling a gnome
—GOATISH—[a.] · resembling a goat / [x] { goatish goatlike }
—GOODISH—[a.] · somewhat good
—GRAYISH—[a.] · somewhat gray / [x] { grayish greyish }
—GREYISH—[a.] · grayish / [x] { grayish greyish }
—HAGFISH—[n. -ES] · an eellike fish
—HAGGISH—[a.] · resembling a hag
—HAIMISH—[a.] · homey, unpretentious / [x] { haimish heimish }
—HARDISH—[a.] · somewhat hard
—HASHISH—[n. -ES] · a mild narcotic / [x] { hasheesh hashish § hasheeshes hashishes }
—HAWKISH—[a.] · warlike
—HEIMISH—[a.] · homelike «suggestive of a home» / [x] { haimish heimish }
—HELLISH—[a.] · horrible
—HENNISH—[a.] · resembling a hen
THICKISH—< HICK, [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
—HUNNISH—[a.] · resembling a hun
—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
—JOCKISH—[a.] · characteristic of an athlete
—KADDISH—[n. -DISHES or -DISHIM] · a Jewish~ prayer (=kaddishes)
—KIDDISH—[a.] · childish
—KNAVISH—< KNAVE, [n. -S] · a dishonest person - KNAVISH [a.]
—LADDISH—< LAD, [n. -S] · a boy or youth - LADDISH [a.] (=laddish) / [x] { lad laddie laddy § laddies lads § laddier laddiest laddish }
—LADYISH—[a.] · somewhat ladylike
—LARGISH—[a.] · somewhat large
—LARKISH—[a.] · playful
—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
CPLUMPISH—[a.] · stupid
—MADDISH—[a.] · somewhat mad
—MAIDISH—< MAID, [n. -S] · a maiden - MAIDISH [a.]
—MANNISH—[a.] · resembling or characteristic of a man
—MAWKISH—[a.] · offensively sentimental
—MILDISH—[a.] · somewhat mild
—MINXISH—< MINX, [n. -ES] · a pert girl - MINXISH [a.]
—MOBBISH—[a.] · characteristic of a mob
—MONKISH—[a.] · pertaining to monks
—MOONISH—[a.] · fickle
—MOORISH—[a.] · marshy
—MOREISH—[a.] · so good that you want to have more / [x] { moreish morish }
—MUDFISH—[n. -ES] · a fish found in mud or muddy water
—MUMPISH—[a.] · sullen
—NEARISH—[a.] · somewhat near
—NEBBISHY[n. -ES] · a meek person - NEBBISHY [a.]
—NERDISH—< NERD, [n. -S] · a socially inept person - NERDISH [a.] / [x] { nerd nurd § nerds nurds § nerdish }
—NOIRISH—< NOIR, [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 / [x] { ogreish ogrish § ogrishly }
—OUTFISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to surpass in fishing
—OUTWISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to surpass in wishing
—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
—PEEVISH—[a.] · irritable
—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—< PIXY, [n. PIXIES] · a playfully mischievous fairy or elf - PIXYISH [a.] / [x] { 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
—PUGGISH—[a.] · somewhat stubby / [x] { puggier puggiest puggish puggy }
—PUNKISH—[a.] · pertaining to a style inspired by punk rock
—PUPFISH—[n. -ES] · a small, freshwater fish
DRAFFISH—[a.] · tawdry
—RAMMISH—[a.] · resembling a ram / [x] { rammier rammiest rammish rammy }
CPRANKISH—[a.] · somewhat rank
—RASPISH—[a.] · irritable
—RATFISH—[n. -ES] · a marine fish
BRATTISH—[a.] · ratlike «resembling a rat» / [x] { ratlike rattish }
—REDDISH—[a.] · somewhat red / [x] { rufouses § reddish rufous }
—REDFISH—[n. -ES] · an edible rockfish
BROGUISH—[a.] · dishonest
—ROMPISH—[a.] · inclined to romp
—RUBBISHY[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to reject as worthless (=rubbished rubbishing)
—RUNTISH—< RUNT, [n. -S] · a small person or animal - RUNTISH [a.]
—RUTTISH—[a.] · lustful
—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 / [x] { 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—< SOON, [b. SOONER°, SOONEST] · in the near future - SOONISH [a.] (=soonish)
—SOTTISH—[a.] · resembling a sot
—SOURISH—[a.] · somewhat sour
ASTONISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to astonish
—STYLISH—[a.] · fashionable
—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» / [x] { tigerish tigrish }
—TOADISH—[a.] · resembling a toad / [x] { toadish toadlike }
—TONNISH—[a.] · tonish «stylish» / [x] { tonish tonnish § tonishly }
—TOWNISH—[a.] · characteristic of a town
—TUNDISH—[n. -ES] · a receptacle for molten metal
—VAGUISH—[a.] · somewhat vague
—VAMPISH—[a.] · seductive
—VARNISHY[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to give a glossy appearance to
—VOGUISH—[a.] · fashionable
—WAGGISH—[a.] · playfully humorous / [x] { waggish wagsome }
—WAIFISH—[a.] · waiflike «resembling a waif» / [x] { waifish waiflike }
SWAMPISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to throw about
—WARMISH—[a.] · somewhat warm
—WASPISH—< WASP, [n. -S] · a stinging insect - WASPISH WASPLIKE [a.]
—WEAKISH—[a.] · somewhat weak
—WEARISH—[a.] · tasteless
—WENNISH—[a.] · wenny «resembling a wen» / [x] { wennier wenniest wennish wenny }
—WETTISH—[a.] · somewhat wet
—WHEYISH—< WHEY, [n. WHEYS] · the watery part of milk - WHEYEY WHEYISH [a.]
—WHITISH—[a.] · somewhat white
—WHORISH—[a.] · lewd
—WILDISH—[a.] · somewhat wild
—WIMPISH—[a.] · wimpy / [x] { wimpier wimpiest wimpish wimpy }
—WISPISH—[a.] · wispy / [x] { wispier wispiest wispish wisplike wispy }
—WOGGISH—! [a.] · resembling a wog
—WOLFISH—[a.] · wolflike «resembling a wolf» / [x] { wolfish wolflike }
—WONKISH—< WONK, [n. -S] · an overly studious student - WONKISH [a.] (=wonkish)
—WORMISH—[a.] · wormlike «resembling a worm» / [x] { wormish wormlike }
—YOBBISH—[a.] · characteristic of a yob
—ZANYISH—[a.] · somewhat zany

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

FRONTWORDBACKDEFINITION
—ACTORISH—< ACTOR, [n. -S] · a theatrical performer - ACTORISH ACTORLY [a.] (=actorly)
—ADMONISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to reprove mildly or kindly / [x] { admonish admonished admonishes admonishing monish monished monishes monishing § admonishing }
—ASTONISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to fill with sudden wonder or surprise
—BAIRNISH—< BAIRN, [n. -S] · a child - BAIRNISH [a.]
—BAITFISH—[n. -ES] · a fish used as bait
—BAKSHISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to give a tip / [x] { 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—< BLIMP, [n. -S] · a nonrigid aircraft - BLIMPISH [a.]
—BLOCKISH—[a.] · blocky / [x] { 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
—BRAINISH—[a.] · impetuous
—BRANDISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to wave menacingly
—BRASSISH—[a.] · resembling brass
—BRATTISH—< BRAT, [n. -S] · a spoiled child - BRATTISH [a.]
—BROADISH—[a.] · somewhat broad
—BROGUISH—[a.] · resembling a brogue
—BROWNISH—[a.] · somewhat brown
—BURRFISH—[n. -ES] · a fish with erect spines
—CAVEFISH—[n. -ES] · a sightless fish
—CEORLISH—< CEORL, [n. -S] · a freeman of low birth - CEORLISH [a.] / [x] { ceorl churl § ceorls churls § ceorlish churlish }
—CHEAPISH—[a.] · somewhat cheap
—CHILDISH—[a.] · resembling a child
—CHURLISH—< CHURL, [n. -S] · a rude person - CHURLISH [a.] / [x] { ceorl churl § ceorls churls § ceorlish churlish }
—CLANNISH—[a.] · characteristic of a clan
—CLEANISH—[a.] · somewhat clean
—CLERKISH—[a.] · resembling or suitable to a clerk
—CLIQUISH—[a.] · cliquey «inclined to form cliques» / [x] { cliquey cliquier cliquiest cliquish cliquy }
—CLODDISH—< CLOD, [n. -S] · a dolt - CLODDISH [a.]
—CLOWNISH—[a.] · resembling or befitting a clown
—CLUBBISH—[a.] · clubby «characteristic of a club» / [x] { clubbier clubbiest clubbish clubby }
—CLUMPISH—[a.] · resembling a clump
—COALFISH—[n. -ES] · a blackish fish
—COARSISH—[a.] · somewhat coarse
—CRANKISH—[a.] · eccentric
—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
—DIMINISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to lessen
—DOWDYISH—< DOWDY, [a. DOWDIER, DOWDIEST] · lacking in stylishness or neatness - DOWDILY [b.] DOWDYISH [a.] / ----- [n. DOWDIES] · a dowdy woman
—DRAFFISH—[a.] · draffy «worthless» / [x] { draffier draffiest draffish draffy }
—DRECKISH—< DRECK, [n. -S] · rubbish (=dreckish) / [x] { dreck drek § drecks dreks § dreckish }
—DREGGISH—< DREG, [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
—DWEEBISH—< DWEEB, [n. -S] · an unattractive or inept person - DWEEBISH [a.] (=dweebish)
—ENRAVISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to delight greatly
—ETHERISH—[a.] · resembling ether
—FAINTISH—[a.] · somewhat faint
—FALLFISH—[n. -ES] · a freshwater fish
—FEEBLISH—[a.] · somewhat feeble
—FEVERISH—[a.] · having a fever / [x] { 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—< FOGEY, [n. -GEYS] · fogy «an old-fashioned~ person» - FOGEYISH [a.] (=fogeyish) / [x] { fogey fogie fogy § fogeys fogies § fogeyish fogyish }
—FOOLFISH—[n. -ES] · a marine fish
—FORTYISH—[a.] · being about forty years old
—FREAKISH—[a.] · unusual / [x] { freakier freakiest freakish freaky }
—FROGFISH—[n. -ES] · a marine fish
—FRUMPISH—< FRUMP, [n. -S] · a dowdy woman - FRUMPISH [a.]
—GAMEFISH—[n. -ES] · a fish caught for sport
—GHOULISH—< GHOUL, [n. -S] · a demon - GHOULISH [a.] / [x] { 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
—GREENISH—[a.] · somewhat green
—GRUFFISH—[a.] · somewhat gruff
—GRUMPISH—[a.] · grumpy / [x] { 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 / [x] { hippieish hippyish }
—JACKFISH—[n. -ES] · a food fish
—JINGOISH—< JINGO, [n. -GOES] · a zealous patriot - JINGOISH [a.] / [x] { jingo jingoist § jingoes jingoists § jingoish }
—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—< LEMON, [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—< NABOB, [n. -S] · one who becomes rich and prominent - NABOBISH [a.] / [x] { nabob nawab § nabobs nawabs § nabobish }
—NANNYISH—< NANNY, [v. -NIED, -NYING, -NIES] · to be overprotective toward - NANNYISH [a.] (=nannied nannying) / [x] { nannie nanny nannying § nannies § nannied nannies nannying § nannyish }
—NINNYISH—< NINNY, [n. -NIES] · a fool - NINNYISH [a.]
—NUMBFISH—[n. -ES] · a fish capable of emitting electric shocks
—OCHERISH—[a.] · resembling ocher / [x] { 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
—PIPEFISH—[n. -ES] · a slender fish
—PIXIEISH—< PIXIE, [n. -S] · pixy «a playfully mischievous fairy or elf» - PIXIEISH [a.] / [x] { pixie pixy § pixies § pixieish pixyish }
—PLUMPISH—[a.] · somewhat plump
—PRANKISH—[a.] · mischievous
—PRIGGISH—[a.] · marked by priggism
—PUPPYISH—< PUPPY, [n. -PIES] · a young dog - PUPPYISH [a.]
—PURPLISH—[a.] · somewhat purple / [x] { purplish purply }
—PYGMYISH—< PYGMY, [n. -MIES] · a small person - PYGMAEAN PYGMEAN PYGMOID PYGMYISH [a.] / [x] { pigmy pygmy § pigmies pygmies § pigmy pygmaean pygmean pygmoid pygmy pygmyish }
—QUACKISH—[a.] · fraudulent
—QUALMISH—[a.] · having qualms / [x] { qualmier qualmiest qualmish qualmy }
—QUEERISH—[a.] · somewhat queer
—QUIPPISH—[a.] · witty
—QUIRKISH—[a.] · quirky / [x] { 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
—SHARPISH—[a.] · somewhat sharp
—SHEEPISH—[a. -LY] · embarrassed or ashamed
—SHORTISH—[a.] · somewhat short
—SHREWISH—[a.] · ill-tempered~
—SISSYISH—[a.] · resembling a sissy
—SIXTYISH—[a.] · being about sixty years old
—SKIRMISH—[v. -ED, -ING°, -ES] · to engage in a minor battle
—SKITTISH—[a.] · easily frightened / [x] { skitterier skitteriest skittery skittish }
—SLOBBISH—[a.] · resembling a slob
—SLUGGISH—[a.] · displaying little movement or activity
—SLUTTISH—< SLUT, [n. -S] · a slovenly woman - SLUTTISH [a.]
—SMALLISH—[a.] · somewhat small
—SMARTISH—[a.] · somewhat smart
—SNAPPISH—[a.] · tending to speak in an impatient or irritable manner
—SNIFFISH—[a.] · haughty / [x] { sniffier sniffiest sniffish sniffy }
—SNOBBISH—[a.] · characteristic of a snob / [x] { snobbier snobbiest snobbish snobby }
—SNOUTISH—[a.] · snouty «resembling a long, projecting nose» / [x] { snoutier snoutiest snoutish snouty }
—SOAPFISH—[n. -ES] · a tropical fish that produces toxic mucus
—SPARKISH—[a.] · jaunty
—SPIVVISH—[a.] · spivvy «resembling a spiv in dress or conduct»
—SPOOKISH—[a.] · spooky / [x] { 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
—STOUTISH—[a.] · somewhat stout
—STUDFISH—[n. -ES] · a freshwater fish
—SUCKFISH—[n. -ES] · a remora
—SURFFISH—[n. -ES] · a marine fish
—SWAINISH—< SWAIN, [n. -S] · a country boy - SWAINISH [a.]
—SWAMPISH—[a.] · swampy / [x] { swampier swampiest swampish swampy }
—SWEETISH—[a.] · somewhat sweet
—SYLPHISH—< SYLPH, [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 / [x] { 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» / [x] { tovarich tovarish § tovariches tovarishes }
—TRAMPISH—[a.] · resembling a vagabond
—TRICKISH—[a.] · tricky
—TROLLISH—[a.] · resembling a troll
—TWITTISH—[a.] · foolish
—UNMODISH—[a.] · not modish +
—VANQUISH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to defeat in battle
—VAPORISH—[a.] · resembling vapor / [x] { vaporish vaporous vapory vapoury }
—VIGORISH—[n. -ES] · a charge paid to a bookie on a bet
—VIPERISH—< VIPER, [n. -S] · a venomous snake - VIPERINE VIPERISH VIPEROUS [a.] / [x] { viper § vipers § viperine viperish viperous }
—VIXENISH—< VIXEN, [n. -S] · a shrewish woman - VIXENISH VIXENLY [a.]
—WATERISH—[a.] · watery / [x] { 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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