deadish
English
Etymology
dead + -ish
Adjective
deadish (comparative more deadish, superlative most deadish)
- Somewhat dead, dull, or lifeless.
- 1611, Anthony Stafford, Stafford's Niobe
- the lippes put-on a deadish paleness;
- 1990, Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, Better Than Life
- The engines are sort of deadish, but that's not a matter that should concern you.
- 1611, Anthony Stafford, Stafford's Niobe
Anagrams
- haddies