Meanings
adjectivecounterculturish (comparative more counterculturish, superlative most counterculturish)
comparative more counterculturish · superlative most counterculturish
- informalSomewhat countercultural; suggestive of counterculture.
Just how firmly is clear right off, when, on the flight to Warren's third wedding, he meets a Hasidic couple and has tolerant counterculturish thoughts about them.
1996 January 28, Jacqueline Carey, “A Cuckold in Crown Heights”, in The New York Times
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Proto-Italic*komteros
- Proto-Italic*komterād
- Latincontrā
- Old Frenchcontre-
- Anglo-Normancountre-
- Middle Englishcounter-
- Englishcounter-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
- Proto-Italic*kʷelō
- Latincolō
- Latincultūra
- Middle Frenchculture
- Englishculture
- Englishcounterculture
- Englishcounterculturish
From counterculture + -ish.
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APA
counterculturish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterculturish
MLA
“counterculturish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterculturish. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterculturish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterculturish.
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