"jailish" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more jailish [comparative], most jailish [superlative]
Etymology: jail + -ish Etymology templates: {{suf|en|jail|ish}} jail + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} jailish (comparative more jailish, superlative most jailish)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of prison.
    Sense id: en-jailish-en-adj-ho~~K4jj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

Inflected forms

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