monkish
Americanadjective
adjective
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Origin of monkish
Example Sentences
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The ceremonies see brotherhoods of “nazarenos,” or penitents, with tall conical hats, monkish robes and hoods carrying or escorting the magnificent carriages through ancient streets of cities and towns nationwide.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 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
It all had the monkish purity of form, rigor and lack of extraneous froufrou that defined Balenciaga in the first place, powered by the pull-the-walls-down forward momentum that marks Mr. Gvasalia’s work.
From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2021
A range of emotional vectors can be inferred, from turbulent and roiled to monkish and unruffled.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2020
I thanked him for his kindness and followed him into the heart of the living room, a clean and monkish space that hardly looked lived in.
From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson
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