idolish

English

Etymology

From idol +‎ -ish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪdəlɪʃ/

Adjective

idolish (comparative more idolish, superlative most idolish)

1. (obsolete) Idolatrous.
   • 1642 (indicated as 1641), John Milton, The Reason of Church-governement Urg’d against Prelaty […], London: […] E[dward] G[riffin] for Iohn Rothwell, […], →OCLC:

     they have stuffed their idolish temples with the wasteful pillage of your estates

2. Resembling or characteristic of an idol.
   • 1884, India's Women, volume 4, page 17:

     I observed on a shelf an idolish-looking image, so I said to the girl, "Is that one of your idols?"

References

• “idolish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.