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humanish en · ADJ

Etymology

From human + -ish. Piecewise doublet of humanesque.

Meanings

1. Like or befitting a human, especially in appearance, character, nature, etc.; humanlike; humane
   • Vampires, werewolves (praetorian/sasquatch,) demons, dragons most all of them come from something that was human bred, as evidenced by their human-ish intelligence; animals are far wiser. 2014, Castor Bellator, Allegory of the Chicken:
   • In the case of other-minds scepticism, things are less clear; if the sceptic were to ask someone to cite the basis of her claim to know that another humanish creature was possessed of a mind or soul, what might she say? 1994, Stephen Mulhall, Stanley Cavell: Philosophy's Recounting of the Ordinary:
   • Core of Gandhian Universalism What is the measure of 'development' and change? lt is not opposed to material growth and prosperity but focused on Abhudaya, progress where growth contributes to humanish welfare. 2009, Angadi Ranga Reddy, Gandhi and globalisation:
   • Tarnopol himself clearly states what he hopes to achieve in this description, declaring simply, “I wanted to be humanish: manly, a man,” thus tying his very humanity to his masculinity. 2015, Maggie McKinley, Masculinity and the Paradox of Violence in American Fiction, 1950-75:
   • Duncan went now, impelled by humanish obstinacy, curious where Niun had gone with the figure; and his steps grew less quick, and finally ceased at the corridor that he had not seen in uncounted days: [...] 2000, C. J. Cherryh, The Faded Sun Trilogy Omnibus:

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