"widowish" meaning in English

See widowish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more widowish [comparative], most widowish [superlative]
Etymology: widow + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|widow|ish}} widow + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} widowish (comparative more widowish, superlative most widowish)
  1. Characteristic of a widow. Synonyms: widowlike, widowy
    Sense id: en-widowish-en-adj-yxrP3r47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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