televisionish en · ADJ
Etymology
From television + -ish.
Meanings
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Of, relating to, or characteristic of television or a television show.
His straightforward, somewhat televisionish script benefits from the clean, classical directorial style of Czech-born, British-bred Karel Reisz ("The French Lieutenant's Woman").
1985, Newsweek, volume 106, numbers 10-18, page 88:There was televisionish sound coming from a bright but deserted-looking break room, and I went in.
2009, Brian D'Amato, In the Courts of the Sun, Dutton, →ISBN:A shop that wasn't here before, an old Chinaman in a shop of oriental oddities—this is too televisionish to be true!
2009, Jerome Baker, “The Thin Man's Disappearing Act”, The Collected Short Stories of Jerome Baker, Xlibris (hardcover) (softcover), 149
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more televisionish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most televisionish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |