personish

English

Etymology

From person +‎ -ish.

Adjective

personish (comparative more personish, superlative most personish)

1. Like or characteristic of a person; somewhat personlike.
   • 2002, William P. Alston, Realism and Antirealism:

     But a disciple of Spinoza will claim that a person is a mode of the one substance; Nature, as it were, is "personish here-about".

   • 2007, Reinhard Merkel, F. Wuetscher, G. Boer, Intervening in the Brain: Changing Psyche and Society:

     By adding some recognisable ghostly voice coming out of nowhere and commenting on the deeds, the scenario certainly gets more “personish” (and scary), but it nevertheless won't be a candidate for serious consideration, because we would still lack the means for establishing a reliable connection […]

Anagrams

• nephrosis, phronesis, resiphons, siphoners