"leftish" meaning in All languages combined

See leftish on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈlɛftɪʃ/ Forms: more leftish [comparative], most leftish [superlative], Leftish [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English left Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English leftish From left + -ish. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|left|-ish|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English left Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English leftish [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-iskaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-isk", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-isċ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-isch", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ish", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "leftish", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="leftish"> From left + -ish. Head templates: {{en-adj}} leftish (comparative more leftish, superlative most leftish)
  1. (politics) Leaning towards the political left.
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