Alienish

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characteristic of an alien; alienlike

    "The bruise on my cheek had ripened into an underlying violet with an alienish green tinge. My ear had a red cut nicked out of it. The hot curling iron burn on my neck was starting to scab but it looked like it might hang around a lifetime."

Example

More examples

"The bruise on my cheek had ripened into an underlying violet with an alienish green tinge. My ear had a red cut nicked out of it. The hot curling iron burn on my neck was starting to scab but it looked like it might hang around a lifetime."

Etymology

From alien + -ish.

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