Ogreish

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling an ogre; cruel and wicked.

Example

More examples

"It was even whispered about the Court that the Queen had Ogreish inclinations, and that, whenever she saw little children passing by, she had all the difficulty in the world to prevent herself from falling upon them."

Etymology

From ogre + -ish. Piecewise doublet of orcish.

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