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railroadish

adj

Etymology

From railroad + -ish.

  1. derived from *reydʰ-✻
  2. inherited from *raidō✻
  3. inherited from *raidu✻
  4. inherited from rād
  5. inherited from rode
  6. compounded as railroad — “rail + road”
  7. suffixed as railroadish — “railroad + ish”

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a railroad.

    • […] from the moment I cleared the station shed, and raised my eyes from the railroadish bustle all around to the soaring triumph of the Ch'ien Men, or Principal Gate, […]
    • His uniform is more nautical than railroadish

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