"stalkish" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈstɔːkɪʃ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈstoːkɪʃ/ [Multicultural-London-English] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stalkish.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more stalkish [comparative], most stalkish [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔːkɪʃ Etymology: stalk + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|stalk|ish}} stalk + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} stalkish (comparative more stalkish, superlative most stalkish)
  1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a stalker. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-stalkish-en-adj-4FRZX0Q0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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