monkish
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kɪʃ adjective
of, pertaining to, or resembling a monk: a monkish manner.
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monkish (ˈmʌŋkɪʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| of, relating to, or resembling a monk or monks | |
| 'monkishly | |
| —adv | |
| 'monkishness | |
| —n | |
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Monkish
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Example sentences
There are delicate farmers' garden salads, chewy whole-wheat pastas, college-educated cows and monkish chickens.
And to her credit, she does not pretend that this wholesale theft was an edifying triumph over monkish ignorance.
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