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carrotish en · ADJ

Etymology

From carrot + -ish.

Meanings

1. Resembling a carrot.
   • His nose was too long and carrotish, his chin too weak, his teeth unhealthy, and his eyes baggy. 2008, David Liss, The Whiskey Rebels, New York, N.Y.: Random House, →ISBN, page 11:
   • Both these girls had beautiful brown curls quite in contrast to my carrotish blonde straight hair. 1969, Journal, Lancaster County Historical Society, page 171:
   • The whole plant has a peculiar carrotish taste, leaving a musky umbelliferous taste. 1909, List of Phanerogams and Vascular Cryptogams Found in the Angmagsalik District on the East Coast of Greenland, page 246:

Forms

Synonyms

carroty