alienish

adj

alienish

adj

Etymology From alien + -ish.

1

Literature, Media, Publishing, Science fiction Characteristic of an alien; alienlike

  • The bruise on my cheek had ripened into an underlying violet with an alienish green tinge. My ear had a red cut nicked out of it. The hot curling iron burn on my neck was starting to scab but it looked like it might hang around a lifetime.2007, Nancy Bush, Electric Blue, page 212:

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