timberish

English

Etymology

From timber +‎ -ish.

Adjective

timberish (comparative more timberish, superlative most timberish)

1. (rare) Resembling or consisting of timber.

   Synonyms: timbery, timberlike

   • 1843, W. H. M Holmes, Oakleigh; Or, the Minor of Great Expectations, London: T. C. Newby, page 82:

     "Oakleigh, Oaktree," said the Captain, "sound name that, sir,—it has a tough, timberish sound in the mouth,—you're health, Mr. Oakleigh,—here's to our better acquaintance.

   • 1982, Michael Foster, editor, Architecture: Style, Structure and Design, North Dighton, M.A.: JG Press, published 1997, →ISBN, page 205:

     Another important aspect of vernacular traditions is the way materials are used. The Modernist notion that wood produces essentially "timberish" buildings and brick essentially "bricky" buildings has a lot to do with a simplistic view both of history and the vernacular.

   • 2002, Patrick Thompson, Seeing the Wires, London: HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 124:

     I called at the off-licence and got the bottle of disturbingly timberish wine, and then I got to Jack's too early.

   • 2014, Kate Saunders, Five Children on the Western Front, London: Faber & Faber, →ISBN, page 325:

     Thanks to Mr Chris Carter for 'Windytops', which was his teenage nickname for his half-timberish family home.