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moonish
[ moo-nish ]
/ ˈmu nɪʃ /
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adjective
capricious; inconstant.
fully round or plump.
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Origin of moonish
OTHER WORDS FROM moonish
moon·ish·ly, adverbWords nearby moonish
moon-faced, moonfish, moonflower, moon gate, Moonie, moonish, moon jellyfish, moon knife, moonlet, moon letter, moonlight
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How to use moonish in a sentence
When the sound had passed, his face again grew blank and moonish and he stepped within.
The Judge|Rebecca WestWells 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“The surest thing you know,” he said with a rather moonish smile.
The Prairie Mother|Arthur Stringer