essayish

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of an essay.

“the essayish portions of Melville's "Moby Dick"”

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Meanings

adjectiveessayish (comparative more essayish, superlative most essayish)

comparative more essayish · superlative most essayish

  1. Resembling or characteristic of an essay.

    the essayish portions of Melville's "Moby Dick"

Origin

From essay + -ish.

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Cite this entry
APA

essayish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/essayish

MLA

“essayish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/essayish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “essayish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/essayish.

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