holyish

adj

holyish

adj

Etymology From holy + -ish.

1

Somewhat holy.

  • Perhaps he was the man who played 'O'Donnell Abu' on the harp before the programmes proper started, just to give everyone a minute to get ready and get us in the proper holyish mood […]1988, George O'Brien, Dancehall Days, page 36:
  • My grandfather and the holyish man entered the church.2013, J. C. Kuehn Miller, The Cackalacky Papers:

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