rookish

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English

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Etymology

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rook +‎ -ish

Adjective

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rookish (comparative more rookish, superlative most rookish)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a rook (bird).
    • 2022, William Atkins, Exiles: Three Island Journeys:
      In black taffeta she gazes rigidly at the camera with a rookish head-tilt.
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