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jadish

adj

Etymology

From jade + -ish.

  1. derived from ilia — “flank”
  2. derived from *iliata✻
  3. borrowed from le jade
  4. suffixed as jadish — “jade + ish”

Definitions

  1. Vicious and ill-tempered, like a jade.

  2. unchaste

    • A skilful rider brings his horse to obedience by mingling fair means with foul ; whereas to be perpetually switching and spurring , makes him vicious and jadish

  3. Somewhat jade in color.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA