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savantish en · ADJ

Etymology

From savant + -ish.

Meanings

1. Characteristic of a savant
   • [… 2004 March 26, Monica Kendrick, “Spot Check”, in Chicago Reader:
   • The savantish 11-year-old interjects naïve, untested idealism; the landlord provides the rapacious entrepreneurial spirit that vacuums capitalism clean of conscience. 2007 March 18, Bob Shacochis, “Headline News”, in New York Times:

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