Having qualities associated with the Amorites, an ancient Semitic people; sometimes used to describe something ancient or primitive.
From 'Amorite' (a member of an ancient Semitic people) plus the suffix '-ish' (having qualities of). The Amorites were a historical people, and this term appears in historical and biblical contexts.
The Amorites appear throughout ancient Near Eastern history—they were so influential that Babylonian kings called themselves 'Amorite kings,' making them one of history's unsung empires who shaped civilization but whose name was adopted rather than remembered!
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