"triggerish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more triggerish [comparative], most triggerish [superlative]
Etymology: trigger + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|trigger|ish}} trigger + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} triggerish (comparative more triggerish, superlative most triggerish)
  1. (rare) Likely to be triggered or set off. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-triggerish-en-adj-UKpUdti0 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ish Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 45 55
  2. (rare) Likely to trigger or set off something. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-triggerish-en-adj-huRvWn8f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 45 55

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