holyish

H4O1L1Y4I1S1H4

adjective

Somewhat holy.

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Meanings

adjective
  1. Somewhat holy.

    My grandfather and the holyish man entered the church.

    2013, J. C. Kuehn Miller, The Cackalacky Papers
    1 more example

    Perhaps he was the man who played 'O'Donnell Abu' on the harp before the programmes proper started, just to give everyone a minute to get ready and get us in the proper holyish mood […]

    1988, George O'Brien, Dancehall Days, page 36

Origin

From holy + -ish.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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