gentilish

G2E1N1T1I1L1I1S1H4

adjective

heathenish; pagan

Scrabble 13
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Meanings

adjectivegentilish (comparative more gentilish, superlative most gentilish)

comparative more gentilish · superlative most gentilish

  1. archaicheathenish; pagan

    Gentilish Prophet

    1665, Francis Roberts, Clavis bibliorum; the Key of the Bible
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    filing the tongue of Scripture to a Gentilish Idiom

    1645 March 14 (Gregorian calendar), John Milton, Tetrachordon: Expositions upon the Foure Chief Places in Scripture, which Treat of Mariage, or Nullities in Mariage. […], London: [s.n.], →OCLC

    Gentilish elements

    1894, Alexander Brown, The Great Day of the Lord

Origin

From gentile + -ish.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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