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alienish en · ADJ

Etymology

From alien + -ish.

Meanings

1. Characteristic of an alien; alienlike
   • The bruise on my cheek had ripened into an underlying violet with an alienish green tinge. My ear had a red cut nicked out of it. The hot curling iron burn on my neck was starting to scab but it looked like it might hang around a lifetime. 2007, Nancy Bush, Electric Blue, page 212:

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