roadish

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From road +‎ -ish.

Adjective[edit]

roadish (comparative more roadish, superlative most roadish)

  1. Of or characteristic of a road or roadways; associated with being on the road or with road travel.
    • 1850, The New Monthly Magazine and Universal Register:
      It was of a whitey-brown hue, with great horn buttons and vast pockets. It was thoroughly roadish — it smelt of the road — its appearance was of the road.
    • 1917, Illustrated World, volume 27:
      Formerly it was considered proper when motoring to look just as formidably "roadish" as possible, and as a result As Soon as He Desires to Leave the Car, the Motorist May Take Off These Detachable Gauntlets.

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