modelish en · ADJ
Etymology
From model + -ish. Piecewise doublet of modelesque.
Meanings
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Resembling a fashion model.
She is tan and beautiful in a modelish way and Duane is crazy about her and they travel a lot.
2014, Garrison Keillor, The Keillor Reader, →ISBN:Her fellow San Franciscan Fraser is a long-haired, 24-year-old ex-baseball player with rugged, modelish looks.
1988 July 15, Albert Williams, “Prison Drama”, in Chicago Reader, archived from the original on 26 Apr 2015:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more modelish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most modelish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |