monkish
Americanadjective
adjective
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Origin of monkish
Example Sentences
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Bettany, too, is more tamped down, more monkish as Salieri than his Oscar-winning screen predecessor, F. Murray Abraham.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
His voice carries along a line of “nazarenos,” or penitents, with tall conical hats, monkish robes and facial hoods.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2023
The cloister of a dozen monkish editorial staffers he inherited from his brilliant predecessor, Meg Greenfield, grew to more than 80 multimedia thinkers by the time of his death.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2021
There they were placed in a dormitory occupied mostly by Indians and Sri Lankans, as well as Jermaine Rogers, a 43-year-old American with a linebacker physique and a monkish demeanor.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2020
“If God wills it,” I said in my most solemn monkish tone.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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