What does "wontish" mean?

Of or suggestive of a wont; customary; usual; habitual.

What is a synonym for "wontish"?

Common synonyms include: familiar, wonted, wonted.

adj

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Adjective

1
Of or suggestive of a wont; customary; usual; habitual.
"He garbs himself in raiments and costumes that make him appear to the naked eyes to be somebody else. The press, in its wontish way, goes wild."

"He garbs himself in raiments and costumes that make him appear to the naked eyes to be somebody else. The press, in its wontish way, goes wild."

From wont (“custom, habit”) + -ish.

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