Deerish
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Characteristic of a deer; somewhat deerlike
"Then Jim spoke in a guarded tone. "I don't see a thing except a jay and some bushtits. Do you?" "No, I haven't seen a thing that looks deerish. I guess we drew a blank this trip. […] ""
Example
More examples"Then Jim spoke in a guarded tone. "I don't see a thing except a jay and some bushtits. Do you?" "No, I haven't seen a thing that looks deerish. I guess we drew a blank this trip. […] ""
Etymology
From deer + -ish. Compare Dutch diers, German tierisch, Swedish djurisk, Norwegian dyrisk.
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