moonish

[ moo-nish ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Origin of moonish¹

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

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

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.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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