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widowish

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English

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Etymology

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From widow +‎ -ish.

Adjective

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widowish (comparative more widowish, superlative most widowish)

  1. Characteristic of a widow.
    Synonyms: widowlike, widowy
    • 2010, Joan Smith, Lady Hathaway's House Party:
      It was straight-cut, almost of a widowish severity, but on a young lady it appeared sophisticated rather than austere.
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