"eggish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more eggish [comparative], most eggish [superlative]
Etymology: From egg + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|egg|ish}} egg + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} eggish (comparative more eggish, superlative most eggish)
  1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of an egg. Tags: informal Synonyms: egglike, eggy Related terms: chicken-and-eggish
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