widowish

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adjective

Characteristic of a widow.

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widowlikewidowy
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Meanings

adjectivewidowish (comparative more widowish, superlative most widowish)

comparative more widowish · superlative most widowish

  1. Characteristic of a widow.

    It was straight-cut, almost of a widowish severity, but on a young lady it appeared sophisticated rather than austere.

    2010, Joan Smith, Lady Hathaway's House Party

    Synonyms: widowlike, widowy

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCharacteristic of a widow.

Similar
widowlikewidowy

Origin

From widow + -ish.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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