rookish

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a rook (bird).

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Meanings

adjectiverookish (comparative more rookish, superlative most rookish)

comparative more rookish · superlative most rookish

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a rook (bird).

    In black taffeta she gazes rigidly at the camera with a rookish head-tilt.

    2022, William Atkins, Exiles: Three Island Journeys

Origin

From rook + -ish.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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