Hunnish

[huhn-ish]

adjective

1. of or relating to the Huns.

2. (sometimes lowercase),  barbarous; destructive.

ˈHunnish

/ ˈhʌnɪʃ /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Huns

2. barbarously destructive; vandalistic

Other Word Forms

• Hunnishly adverb
• Hunnishness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ˈHunnish¹

First recorded in 1810–20; Hun + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

"I suppose our passengers won't get up to any of their Hunnish tricks?" observed Kenneth.

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Already Germany had claimed a glorious and colossal naval victory, and the tardiness of the British Government in giving the lie direct to the boastful Hunnish claims gave, at least temporarily, a severe shock to neutrals' belief in the invincibility of Britain's sea power.

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It is true that the use of glass for windows was only gradually extending itself at the time when Roman civilization sank under the torrent of German and Hunnish barbarism, and that its employment for optical instruments was only known in a rudimentary stage; but for domestic purposes, for architectural decoration and for personal ornaments glass was unquestionably much more used than at the present day.

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IV Just then a Hunnish warrior observ'd the margrave true With tearful eyes there standing, as he was wont to do.

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Such a fearful buffet he dealt the Hunnish man, As needed not a second; dead at his feet he lay.

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