Tonish

//ˈtɒnɪʃ// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Conforming to the "ton"; modish, stylish. archaic

    "[H]is nephew, Rose, whose trite, settled, tonish emptiness of Discourse is a never failing source of Laughter and diversion."

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"[H]is nephew, Rose, whose trite, settled, tonish emptiness of Discourse is a never failing source of Laughter and diversion."

Etymology

From ton + -ish.

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