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brockish

English

Etymology

brock +? -ish?

Adjective

brockish (comparative more brockish, superlative most brockish)

  1. (obsolete) beastly; brutal
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Bale to this entry?)

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rockish

English

Etymology 1

From rock (“stone”) +? -ish.

Adjective

rockish (comparative more rockish, superlative most rockish)

  1. Like a rock; stony; (figuratively) hard; callous
    • 1837, William Greenhill, James Sherman, An Exposition of the Prophet Ezekiel:
      God did strike them with Egyptian and Babylonish rods, but there were no tears, no relentings, no returnings, but grew harder and harder, even to a rockish hardiness.
Synonyms
  • rocky

Etymology 2

From rock (“rock music”) +? -ish.

Adjective

rockish (comparative more rockish, superlative most rockish)

  1. (music) That has the characteristics of rock music.
Synonyms
  • rocklike
  • rockesque
Related terms
  • poppish

Anagrams

  • chikors, chokris

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