cookish en · ADJ
Etymology
From cook + -ish.
Meanings
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Resembling or characteristic of a cook.
With a cookish oath, I left the bullied half-chicory in place, crammed a couple more edgeways down the side of the chops, and put the fourth (the one I have just measured) back in the fridge. First crisis over.
2012, Julian Barnes, The Pedant in the Kitchen:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most cookish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more cookish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |