"divinish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more divinish [comparative], most divinish [superlative]
Etymology: divine + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|divine|ish}} divine + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} divinish (comparative more divinish, superlative most divinish)
  1. Somewhat or nearly divine.
    Sense id: en-divinish-en-adj-5ZpoGePb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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