moonish

[ moo-nish ]

adjective
  1. capricious; inconstant.

  2. fully round or plump.

Origin of moonish

1
First recorded in 1375–1425, moonish is from the late Middle English word monish.See moon, -ish1

Other words from moonish

  • moon·ish·ly, adverb

Words Nearby moonish

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How to use moonish in a sentence

  • When the sound had passed, his face again grew blank and moonish and he stepped within.

    The Judge | Rebecca West
  • Wells treated the moon  as a globe, like our own; bringing forth monsters as moonish as we are earthy.

  • “The surest thing you know,” he said with a rather moonish smile.

    The Prairie Mother | Arthur Stringer