monkish

[ muhng-kish ]

/ ˈmʌŋ kɪʃ /

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adjective

of, relating to, or resembling a monk: a monkish manner.

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Origin of monkish

First recorded in 1540–50; monk + -ish¹

OTHER WORDS FROM monkish

monk·ish·ly, adverbmonk·ish·ness, noun

Words nearby monkish

monkey tricks, monkey wrench, monkfish, Mon-Khmer, monkhood, monkish, monks, monk's cloth, monk seal, monkshood, Monks' Mound

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How to use monkish in a sentence

And I have always despised the monkish obscurity cultivated by certain academics.
How I Write: Stephen Greenblatt, Pulitzer Winner of ‘The Swerve’|Noah Charney|September 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
This makes you, at turns, desirous of luxury and monkish asceticism, as you strike a balance between the two.
The Stars Predict Your Week|Starsky + Cox|October 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Earthly delights impart little thrill, as you wax monkish by weekend.
Horoscopes for June 12-18, 2011|Starsky + Cox|June 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The doctrine of the creation the earth only six or seven thousand years ago is a product of monkish ignorance.
Gospel Philosophy|J. H. Ward

The monkish representations of the wounds were depicted in countless rosaries and Books of Hours.
A Cursory History of Swearing|Julian Sharman
A long process of reasoning could then be saved by reference to some obscure picture of monkish fancy.
A Cursory History of Swearing|Julian Sharman
And did God give you a grip of steel and an arm of iron to let them grow weak in some monkish cell?
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis
Among the monkish loot at St. Albans was an ancient cameo herewith reproduced.
Archaic England|Harold Bayley

British Dictionary definitions for monkish

monkish

/ (ˈmʌŋkɪʃ) /

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling a monk or monks

Derived forms of monkish

monkishly, adverbmonkishness, noun

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monkish

Origin of monkish

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British Dictionary definitions for monkish

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