personish

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adjective

Like or characteristic of a person; somewhat personlike.

Scrabble 14

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adjectivepersonish (comparative more personish, superlative most personish)

comparative more personish · superlative most personish

  1. Like or characteristic of a person; somewhat personlike.

    But a disciple of Spinoza will claim that a person is a mode of the one substance; Nature, as it were, is "personish here-about".

    2002, William P. Alston, Realism and Antirealism
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    By adding some recognisable ghostly voice coming out of nowhere and commenting on the deeds, the scenario certainly gets more “personish” (and scary), but it nevertheless won't be a candidate for serious consideration, because we would still lack the means for establishing a reliable connection […]

    2007, Reinhard Merkel, F. Wuetscher, G. Boer, Intervening in the Brain: Changing Psyche and Society

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