landladyish en · ADJ
Etymology
From landlady + -ish.
Meanings
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(rare) Suggesting or befitting a landlady.
[…] as if someone had suddenly switched on a searchlight which filled every corner of the odd landladyish room with its aspidistra and baize cloth and the smoke and heat of the game.
1939, Nicholas Monsarrat, This Is the Schoolroom, page 12:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more landladyish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most landladyish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |