"negroish" meaning in English

See negroish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more negroish [comparative], most negroish [superlative]
Etymology: negro + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|negro|ish}} negro + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} negroish (comparative more negroish, superlative most negroish)
  1. (dated, now offensive) Resembling or characteristic of black people. Tags: dated, offensive
    Sense id: en-negroish-en-adj-wrcybjYr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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