"twilightish" meaning in English

See twilightish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more twilightish [comparative], most twilightish [superlative]
Etymology: twilight + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|twilight|ish}} twilight + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} twilightish (comparative more twilightish, superlative most twilightish)
  1. (rare) Resembling twilight; crepuscular. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-twilightish-en-adj-0dEKpfnq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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