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moonish

[ moo-nish ]
/ ˈmu nɪʃ /
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adjective

capricious; inconstant.
fully round or plump.

Nearby words

  1. mooneye,
  2. moonfish,
  3. moonflower,
  4. moonglow,
  5. moonie,
  6. moonishly,
  7. moonless,
  8. moonlet,
  9. moonlight,
  10. moonlight flit

Origin of moonish

First recorded in 1375–1425, moonish is from the late Middle English word monish. See moon, -ish1
Related formsmoon·ish·ly, adverb
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Examples from the Web for moonish

  • When the sound had passed, his face again grew blank and moonish and he stepped within.

    The Judge|Rebecca West

  • Wells treated the moon  as a globe, like our own; bringing forth monsters as moonish as we are earthy.

    The Victorian Age in Literature|G. K. Chesterton