7- and 8-letter words ending with the suffix -ISH with definitions
427 total entries across 2 section(s)
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | ABOLISH | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to do away with |
| L | ANGUISH | — | [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] { catty § catties § cattier cattiest cattish catty } |
| O | CHERISH | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to hold dear |
| — | CLAYISH | — | [a.] · resembling or containing clay |
| — | COCKISH | — | [a.] · cocky / [x] { cockatoo cocky § cockatoos cockies § cockies cocky § cockier cockiest cockish 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 § commish 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 § 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] { 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 / [x] { vanish § 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 garnishing § garnishes § garnish garnished garnishes garnishing § garni garnished } |
| — | GAWKISH | — | [a.] · gawky «awkward» / [x] { gawky § 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 |
| T | HICKISH | — | < 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 |
| CP | LUMPISH | — | [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 |
| — | NEBBISH | Y | [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 |
| B | OARFISH | — | [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] { puggy § puggier puggiest puggish puggy } |
| — | PUNKISH | — | [a.] · pertaining to a style inspired by punk rock |
| — | PUPFISH | — | [n. -ES] · a small, freshwater fish |
| D | RAFFISH | — | [a.] · tawdry |
| — | RAMMISH | — | [a.] · resembling a ram / [x] { rammy § rammier rammiest rammish rammy } |
| CP | RANKISH | — | [a.] · somewhat rank |
| — | RASPISH | — | [a.] · irritable |
| — | RATFISH | — | [n. -ES] · a marine fish / [x] { rattail § ratfish ratfishes rattails } |
| B | RATTISH | — | [a.] · ratlike «resembling a rat» / [x] { ratlike rattish § ratlike } |
| — | REDDISH | — | [a.] · somewhat red / [x] { rufous § rufouses § reddish rufous } |
| — | REDFISH | — | [n. -ES] · an edible rockfish |
| B | ROGUISH | — | [a.] · dishonest |
| — | ROMPISH | — | [a.] · inclined to romp |
| — | RUBBISH | Y | [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 |
| A | STONISH | — | [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 |
| — | VARNISH | Y | [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 } |
| S | WAMPISH | — | [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 |
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | ACTORISH | — | < ACTOR, [n. -S] · a theatrical performer - ACTORISH ACTORLY [a.] (=actorly) |
| — | ADMONISH | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to reprove mildly or kindly / [x] { admonishing § 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) / ----- { dreck drek dreckish drecks dreks } { dreckish drekkish } |
| — | 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] { 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 / [x] { hippieish hippyish } |
| — | JACKFISH | — | [n. -ES] · a food fish |
| — | JINGOISH | — | < JINGO, [n. -GOES] · a zealous patriot - JINGOISH [a.] / [x] { 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 | — | < 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 nanny 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 pygmoid 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 + |
| B | RIGHTISH | — | [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 |
| E | STABLISH | — | [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.] |
| — | 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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