Parkish

adj, name

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Synonym of parklike: similar to a park.

    "Among them a parkish-looking place, on the left bank, caught my attention, and I walked along a good road, not merely to get a nearer view of it, but also to take a look at the salmon-leap, which I knew to be about the spot."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Example

More examples

"Among them a parkish-looking place, on the left bank, caught my attention, and I walked along a good road, not merely to get a nearer view of it, but also to take a look at the salmon-leap, which I knew to be about the spot."

Etymology

From park + -ish.

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