"killerish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more killerish [comparative], most killerish [superlative]
Etymology: From killer + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|killer|-ish}} killer + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} killerish (comparative more killerish, superlative most killerish)
  1. Like or resembling a killer.
    Sense id: en-killerish-en-adj-7tvACcDO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 36
  2. (slang) Somewhat killer (excellent, cool) Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-killerish-en-adj-CvJIuPi~ Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ish Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 39 61
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