"Perlish" meaning in English

See Perlish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: en-uk-Perlish.ogg [UK] Forms: more Perlish [comparative], most Perlish [superlative]
Etymology: Perl + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Perl|ish}} Perl + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} Perlish (comparative more Perlish, superlative most Perlish)
  1. (computing, programming, informal) Typical of, or suited to, the Perl programming language. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Computing, Programming

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