Kerosenish
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 like kerosene in its taste, look, smell, or taste
"The floor foreman was instructed to inspect the oil when it was drained out and, if it had good body and fairly good color, to have it put back again, but if it was kerosenish and was black […]"
Example
More examples"The floor foreman was instructed to inspect the oil when it was drained out and, if it had good body and fairly good color, to have it put back again, but if it was kerosenish and was black […]"
Etymology
From kerosene + -ish.
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