"invalidish" meaning in English

See invalidish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From invalid + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|invalid|ish}} invalid + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} invalidish (not comparable)
  1. Characteristic of an invalid. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-invalidish-en-adj-nEjUY2Lp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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          "ref": "1926, Sylvia Townsend Warner, Lolly Willowes, London: Chatto & Windus, published 1964, Part 1, p. 16",
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          "ref": "2015, Bee Wilson, “Throw it out the window”, in London Review of Books, volume 37, number 14",
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