different between personish vs parsonish

personish

English

Etymology

From person +? -ish.

Adjective

personish (comparative more personish, superlative most personish)

  1. Like or characteristic of a person; somewhat personlike.
    • 2002, William P. Alston, Realism and Antirealism:
      But a disciple of Spinoza will claim that a person is a mode of the one substance; Nature, as it were, is "personish here-about".
    • 2007, Reinhard Merkel, F. Wuetscher, G. Boer, Intervening in the Brain: Changing Psyche and Society:
      By adding some recognisable ghostly voice coming out of nowhere and commenting on the deeds, the scenario certainly gets more “personish” (and scary), but it nevertheless won't be a candidate for serious consideration, because we would still lack the means for establishing a reliable connection […]

Anagrams

  • nephrosis, phronesis, resiphons, siphoners

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parsonish

English

Etymology

parson +? -ish

Adjective

parsonish (comparative more parsonish, superlative most parsonish)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) Like, or befitting, a parson.

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