Idolish

//ˈaɪdəlɪʃ// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Idolatrous. obsolete

    "they have stuffed their idolish temples with the wasteful pillage of your estates"

  2. 2
    Resembling or characteristic of an idol.

    "I observed on a shelf an idolish-looking image, so I said to the girl, "Is that one of your idols?""

Example

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"they have stuffed their idolish temples with the wasteful pillage of your estates"

Etymology

From idol + -ish.

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