Groomish

/ˈɡruːmɪʃ/ adjective

Definition

Resembling or characteristic of a groom (a stable worker or a bridegroom); informal or archaic.

Etymology

From groom plus the suffix -ish, which turns nouns into adjectives meaning 'somewhat like' or 'characteristic of.'

Kelly Says

The suffix -ish is so productive in English that you can attach it to almost any noun—creating useful descriptive words like 'groomish' that technically exist but rarely appear in writing.

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