"cultish" meaning in English

See cultish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more cultish [comparative], most cultish [superlative]
Etymology: cult + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cult|ish}} cult + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} cultish (comparative more cultish, superlative most cultish)
  1. (derogatory) Resembling or characteristic of a cult. Tags: derogatory Synonyms: cultlike, cultic Derived forms: cultishly, cultishness
    Sense id: en-cultish-en-adj-7DRyQjdf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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