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  Hunnish

  adjective

  of or relating to the Huns.
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  hunnish

  adjective

  of, relating to, or characteristic of the Huns

Hunnish

American  

[huhn-ish] / ˈhʌn ɪʃ /

adjective

1. of or relating to the Huns.

2. (sometimes lowercase) barbarous; destructive.

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hunnish British  

/ ˈhʌnɪʃ /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Huns

2. barbarously destructive; vandalistic

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Other Word Forms

• Hunnishness
  noun
• Hunnishly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of Hunnish

First recorded in 1810–20; Hun + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

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Hunnish

Then came a period of division and of Hunnish conquests from which China arose refreshed, more rapidly and more completely than Europe was destined to do.

From A Short History of the World by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

Old Fritz—just as we intended he should—caught the reflection of the flame through his upturned periscope and, thinking his shells had set us afire, rose gleefully to gloat over his Hunnish handiwork.

From Sea-Hounds by Lewis R. Freeman

When the Hunnish power broke in pieces on the death of Attila, the East Goths recovered their full independence.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various

I'm now," pursued Sir Hagan, "beset with grievous care; The shield that Lady Gotelind gave me late to bear, Is hewn and all-to broken by many a Hunnish brand.

From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown

The Nibelungen Lied deals with the colossal crimes, loves, and sorrows of Burgundian kings and princesses at the time of the Hunnish invasion.

From A Short History of Germany by Mary Platt Parmele