lawish

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a law.

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Meanings

adjectivelawish (comparative more lawish, superlative most lawish)

comparative more lawish · superlative most lawish

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a law.

    [A] general statement is lawish if it is of explanatory and predictive use, successfully guides manipulation, and supports counterfactuals.

    2013, Marie I. Kaiser, Oliver R. Scholz, Daniel Plenge, Explanation in the Special Sciences, page 133

Origin

From law + -ish.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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