"lovish" meaning in English

See lovish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more lovish [comparative], most lovish [superlative]
Etymology: From love + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|love|ish}} love + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} lovish (comparative more lovish, superlative most lovish)
  1. Like, resembling, or characteristic of love; amorous; loving.
    Sense id: en-lovish-en-adj-hwyG~xyE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16
  2. Somewhat loving.
    Sense id: en-lovish-en-adj-KWBjbCxZ Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ish Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 38 62

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