"numberish" meaning in English

See numberish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more numberish [comparative], most numberish [superlative]
Etymology: From number + -ish. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*nem-}}, {{suffix|en|number|ish}} number + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} numberish (comparative more numberish, superlative most numberish)
  1. Characteristic of a number; numberlike. Related terms: numbersome, numbery
    Sense id: en-numberish-en-adj-JMjPcuRJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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