inkhornish

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adjective

Employing, or characteristic of, inkhorn terms; pedantically scholarly.

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Meanings

adjectiveinkhornish (comparative more inkhornish, superlative most inkhornish)

comparative more inkhornish · superlative most inkhornish

  1. Employing, or characteristic of, inkhorn terms; pedantically scholarly.

Origin

From inkhorn + -ish.

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inkhornish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inkhornish

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inkhornish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inkhornish.

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