kerosenish

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adjective

like kerosene in its taste, look, smell, or taste

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Meanings

adjectivekerosenish (comparative more kerosenish, superlative most kerosenish)

comparative more kerosenish · superlative most kerosenish

  1. like kerosene in its taste, look, smell, or taste

    The floor foreman was instructed to inspect the oil when it was drained out and, if it had good body and fairly good color, to have it put back again, but if it was kerosenish and was black […]

    1927, {unattributed}, Automotive Engineering - Volume 20 - Page 458

Origin

From kerosene + -ish.

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APA

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

MLA

“kerosenish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kerosenish. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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