dwarvish

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English

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Etymology

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A variant of dwarfish, coined by J. R. R. Tolkien. For -f-vish, compare beevish, calvish, elvish, selvish, thievish, wivish, wolvish.

Adjective

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dwarvish (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of dwarfish

References

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  • The Hobbit, 3rd edition, London: HarperCollins Publishers, 1966:In English the only correct plural of dwarf is dwarfs, and the adjective is dwarfish. In this story dwarves and dwarvish are used, but only when speaking of the ancient people to whom Thorin Oakenshield and his companions belonged.