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37 Adjectives That Contain NISH

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admonishing (adjective) expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective Synonyms: admonitory, reproachful, reproving
astonished (adjective) filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock Synonyms: amazed, astonied, astounded, stunned
astonishing (adjective) so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm Synonyms: astounding, staggering, stupefying
(adjective) surprising greatly Synonyms: amazing
baboonish (adjective) resembling a baboon
brainish (adjective) characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation Synonyms: hotheaded, impetuous, impulsive, madcap, tearaway
brownish (adjective) of a color similar to that of wood or earth Synonyms: brown, chocolate-brown, dark-brown
buffoonish (adjective) like a clown Synonyms: clownish, clownlike, zany
burnished (adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow Synonyms: bright, lustrous, shining, shiny
clannish (adjective) characteristic of a clan especially in being unified
(adjective) befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior Synonyms: cliquish, clubby, snobbish, snobby
clownish (adjective) like a clown Synonyms: buffoonish, clownlike, zany
diminished (adjective) (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use Synonyms: atrophied, wasted
(adjective) impaired by diminution Synonyms: lessened, vitiated, weakened
(adjective) made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth) Synonyms: belittled, small
(adjective) (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval
diminishing (adjective) becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so
donnish (adjective) marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects Synonyms: academic, pedantic
finished (adjective) ended or brought to an end
(adjective) (of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
(adjective) brought to ruin Synonyms: ruined
(adjective) having a surface coating or finish applied
(adjective) (of skills or the products of skills) brought to or having the greatest excellence; perfected
furnished (adjective) provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority) Synonyms: equipped
greenish (adjective) of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass Synonyms: dark-green, green, light-green
heathenish (adjective) not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam Synonyms: ethnic, heathen, pagan
hoydenish (adjective) used of girls; wild and boisterous Synonyms: tomboyish
kittenish (adjective) playful like a lively kitten Synonyms: frisky
mannish (adjective) characteristic of a man as distinguished from a woman
(adjective) resembling or imitative of or suggestive of a man rather than a woman
punishable (adjective) liable to or deserving punishment
(adjective) (of an act or offense) subject to punishment by law Synonyms: penal
punished (adjective) subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)
punishing (adjective) resulting in punishment
(adjective) characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort Synonyms: arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, toilsome
swinish (adjective) resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy Synonyms: hoggish, piggish, piggy, porcine
(adjective) ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance Synonyms: boorish, loutish, neandertal, neanderthal, oafish
tannish (adjective) of a color resembling tan
tokenish (adjective) insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal) Synonyms: nominal, token
unburnished (adjective) of metals e.g.; not made shiny and smooth by friction
undiminished (adjective) not lessened or diminished Synonyms: unrelieved
unfinished (adjective) not brought to an end or conclusion
(adjective) not brought to the desired final state
(adjective) lacking a surface finish such as paint Synonyms: bare
unfurnished (adjective) not equipped with what is needed especially furniture
unpunished (adjective) not punished
untarnished (adjective) (of reputation) free from blemishes Synonyms: stainless, unstained, unsullied, untainted
unvarnished (adjective) free from any effort to soften to disguise Synonyms: plain
(adjective) not having a coating of stain or varnish Synonyms: unstained
vanished (adjective) having passed out of existence
varnished (adjective) having a coating of stain or varnish Synonyms: stained
vixenish (adjective) shrewish and malicious
womanish (adjective) having characteristics associated with women and considered undesirable in men

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