wontish

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adjective

Of or suggestive of a wont; customary; usual; habitual.

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wonted
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Meanings

adjectivewontish (comparative more wontish, superlative most wontish)

comparative more wontish · superlative most wontish

  1. Of or suggestive of a wont; customary; usual; habitual.

    He garbs himself in raiments and costumes that make him appear to the naked eyes to be somebody else. The press, in its wontish way, goes wild.

    1999, Gilbert Sorrentino, Crystal Vision

    Synonyms: wonted

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or suggestive of a wont; customary; usual; habitual.

Similar
wonted
Also see
familiar

Origin

From wont (“custom, habit”) + -ish.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Whistontownish
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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