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Formed as sieve + -ish. Compare memory like a sieve.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
sievish
Today it means: Like a sieve: unretentive. Full definition →
Today it means: Like a sieve: unretentive. Full definition →
Formed as sieve + -ish. Compare memory like a sieve.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.