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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

apish en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈeɪpɪʃ/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English ape Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English apish From ape + -ish.

Meanings

  1. Resembling or characteristic of an ape.

Forms

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most apish Degree=Sup lexicographic
more apish Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

apishly · apishness

Synonyms

apely · apelike · simian

Translations (4)

fi apinamainen (resembling or characteristic of an ape) · de äffisch (resembling or characteristic of an ape) · de affig (resembling or characteristic of an ape) · ga ápúil (resembling or characteristic of an ape)