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

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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] { catty § catties § cattier cattiest cattish catty }
OCHERISH[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
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] { 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
RAMMISH[a.] · resembling a ram / [x] { rammy § rammier rammiest rammish rammy }
CPRANKISH[a.] · somewhat rank
RASPISH[a.] · irritable
RATFISH[n. -ES] · a marine fish / [x] { rattail § ratfish ratfishes rattails }
BRATTISH[a.] · ratlike «resembling a rat» / [x] { ratlike rattish § ratlike }
REDDISH[a.] · somewhat red / [x] { rufous § 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)

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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 +
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.]
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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