shadowish en · ADJ
Etymology
From shadow + -ish.
Meanings
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(obsolete) Shadowy; vague.
ours being that truth whereof theirs was but a shadowish prefigurative resemblance
[1594], Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Iohn Windet, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more shadowish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most shadowish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |