"cheerish" meaning in English

See cheerish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more cheerish [comparative], most cheerish [superlative]
Etymology: cheer + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cheer|ish}} cheer + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} cheerish (comparative more cheerish, superlative most cheerish)
  1. (rare) cheerful Tags: rare Derived forms: cheerishness
    Sense id: en-cheerish-en-adj-qeIGJq4q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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