new wavish

English

Adjective

new wavish (comparative more new wavish, superlative most new wavish)

1. Alternative form of new-wavish
   • 1989, Reynolds R. Ekstrom, Pop Culture, page 57:

     Some new music performers look and sound more punk, others more new wavish.

   • 1997, Ira A. Robbins, David Sprague, The Trouser Press Guide to '90s Rock, page 241:

     The five-song Sample Credits Don't Pay Our Bills 12inch returns the group to longer dance tracks, with the same echoey percussion and vocals neatly placed under a soft layer of new wavish guitar.

   • 2002, Deanna R. Adams, Rock 'n' Roll and the Cleveland Connection, page 380:

     We were melodic, new wavish. But never punk.