Somewhat resembling or relating to a church; having qualities associated with churches or church life.
From church + -ish (a suffix meaning 'somewhat' or 'resembling'). The -ish suffix comes from Old English and Germanic roots, used to create adjectives expressing approximate qualities.
The -ish suffix is one of English's most productive word-forming tools—we can add it to almost anything to make it mean 'kind of' or 'somewhat,' which is why Shakespeare could coin words like 'greenish' and 'ghostish' and speakers would instantly understand them.
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