Meanings
adjectivesmokish (comparative more smokish, superlative most smokish)
comparative more smokish · superlative most smokish
- Characteristic of or resembling smoke
At first we see only the fabric, an expanse of smokish blue.
2017, Josefine Klougart, Of Darkness, page 91 more example
He was burning from the inside out. His breath came hard, in smokish bursts.
2014, Jill Stephenson, Shelter
Origin
- Middle Englishsmokish
- Englishsmokish
From Middle English smokish (also smekissh), equivalent to smoke + -ish.
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smokish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smokish
MLA
“smokish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smokish. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “smokish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smokish.
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