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• Hunnish
  Hunnish

  adjective

  of or relating to the Huns.
• hunnish
  hunnish

  adjective

  of, relating to, or characteristic of the Huns

Hunnish

American  

[huhn-ish] / ˈhʌn ɪʃ /

adjective

1. of or relating to the Huns.

2. (sometimes lowercase) barbarous; destructive.

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hunnish British  

/ ˈhʌnɪʃ /

adjective

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

2. barbarously destructive; vandalistic

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Other Word Forms

• Hunnishness
  noun
• Hunnishly
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of Hunnish

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

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Example Sentences

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Hunnish

He fought vigorously against the Hunnish invaders from the northern deserts, and he began that immense work, the Great Wall of China, to set a limit to their incursions.

From A Short History of the World by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

Old Fritz—just as we intended he should—caught the reflection of the flame through his upturned periscope and, thinking his shells had set us afire, rose gleefully to gloat over his Hunnish handiwork.

From Sea-Hounds by Lewis R. Freeman

There appear to be reminiscences of this story in Saxo, Book V, e.g. in regard to the numbering of the Hunnish forces.

From Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes by Nora Kershaw

I'm now," pursued Sir Hagan, "beset with grievous care; The shield that Lady Gotelind gave me late to bear, Is hewn and all-to broken by many a Hunnish brand.

From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown

The eastern steppes and deserts of Mongolia was the region of origin of the Hunnish or Mongolian or Tartar or Turkish peoples—for all these several peoples were akin in language, race, and way of life.

From A Short History of the World by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

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