alienish

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adjective

Characteristic of an alien; alienlike

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Meanings

adjectivealienish (comparative more alienish, superlative most alienish)

comparative more alienish · superlative most alienish

  1. literatureCharacteristic of an alien; alienlike

    The bruise on my cheek had ripened into an underlying violet with an alienish green tinge. My ear had a red cut nicked out of it. The hot curling iron burn on my neck was starting to scab but it looked like it might hang around a lifetime.

    2007, Nancy Bush, Electric Blue, page 212

Origin

From alien + -ish.

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APA

alienish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alienish

MLA

“alienish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alienish. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alienish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alienish.

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