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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

personish en · ADJ

Etymology

From person + -ish.

Meanings

  1. Like or characteristic of a person; somewhat personlike.
    • But a disciple of Spinoza will claim that a person is a mode of the one substance; Nature, as it were, is "personish here-about". 2002, William P. Alston, Realism and Antirealism:
    • By adding some recognisable ghostly voice coming out of nowhere and commenting on the deeds, the scenario certainly gets more “personish” (and scary), but it nevertheless won't be a candidate for serious consideration, because we would still lack the means for establishing a reliable connection […] 2007, Reinhard Merkel, F. Wuetscher, G. Boer, Intervening in the Brain: Changing Psyche and Society:

Forms

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more personish Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most personish Degree=Sup lexicographic