"marrowish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more marrowish [comparative], most marrowish [superlative]
Etymology: marrow + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|marrow|ish}} marrow + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} marrowish (comparative more marrowish, superlative most marrowish)
  1. Similar to bone marrow.
    Sense id: en-marrowish-en-adj-3WIw32nw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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