Having qualities resembling or characteristic of a grasshopper, such as jumping, chirping, or being small and green.
Compound of 'grasshopper' (grass + hopper) and the adjectival suffix '-ish' (Old English '-isc'). A descriptive term that appeared in English literature by the 1800s to characterize grasshopper-like qualities.
The '-ish' suffix is one of English's most flexible tools—you can add it to almost any noun to create a quick descriptor, which is why it's been used this way since Old English and remains common in everyday speech.
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