"rookish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more rookish [comparative], most rookish [superlative]
Etymology: rook + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rook|ish}} rook + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} rookish (comparative more rookish, superlative most rookish)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a rook (bird).
    Sense id: en-rookish-en-adj-sbb-VhLE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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