"landladyish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more landladyish [comparative], most landladyish [superlative]
Etymology: landlady + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|landlady|ish}} landlady + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} landladyish (comparative more landladyish, superlative most landladyish)
  1. (rare) Suggesting or befitting a landlady. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-landladyish-en-adj-NgWbypkV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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