"orkish" meaning in English

See orkish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more orkish [comparative], most orkish [superlative]
Etymology: Variant of orcish. Popularized by J. R. R. Tolkien in The Lord of the Rings. Head templates: {{en-adj}} orkish (comparative more orkish, superlative most orkish)
  1. (fantasy) Of, pertaining to, or sharing similarities with an orc. Wikipedia link: J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings Categories (topical): Fantasy Related terms: trollish Translations (of, pertaining to, or sharing similarities with an orc): órquico (Portuguese), о́ркский (órkskij) (Russian), о́рочий (óročij) (Russian), о́ркський (órksʹkij) (Ukrainian)
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    {
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        {
          "text": "He grimaced in an orkish manner.",
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        "(fantasy) Of, pertaining to, or sharing similarities with an orc."
      ],
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        {
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        }
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          "sense": "of, pertaining to, or sharing similarities with an orc",
          "word": "órquico"
        },
        {
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "órkskij",
          "sense": "of, pertaining to, or sharing similarities with an orc",
          "word": "о́ркский"
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          "roman": "óročij",
          "sense": "of, pertaining to, or sharing similarities with an orc",
          "word": "о́рочий"
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "órksʹkij",
          "sense": "of, pertaining to, or sharing similarities with an orc",
          "word": "о́ркський"
        }
      ],
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        "J. R. R. Tolkien",
        "The Lord of the Rings"
      ]
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    {
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        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most orkish",
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        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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    }
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        }
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        "Of, pertaining to, or sharing similarities with an orc."
      ],
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          "orc"
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        "(fantasy) Of, pertaining to, or sharing similarities with an orc."
      ],
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        "fantasy"
      ],
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        "J. R. R. Tolkien",
        "The Lord of the Rings"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "of, pertaining to, or sharing similarities with an orc",
      "word": "órquico"
    },
    {
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      "sense": "of, pertaining to, or sharing similarities with an orc",
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    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "óročij",
      "sense": "of, pertaining to, or sharing similarities with an orc",
      "word": "о́рочий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "órksʹkij",
      "sense": "of, pertaining to, or sharing similarities with an orc",
      "word": "о́ркський"
    }
  ],
  "word": "orkish"
}

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