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ˈdragonish, a.
[f. dragon + -ish.]
1. Of the nature or character of a dragon; fierce, severe.
1530Palsgr. 311/1 Dragonysshe, of the nature of a dragon, draconique. 1549Coverdale, etc. Erasm. Par. Rev. xiii. (R.) This beastes dragonishe speache. 1852James Pequinillo I. 139 [She] was sufficiently ‘dragonish’ to make a fight for her principles. 1873Browning Red Cotton Night-Cap Country 883 A..matron—may be, maid Mature, and dragonish of aspect.
2. Somewhat like a dragon in shape.
1606Shakes. Ant. & Cl. iv. xiv. 2 Sometime we see a clowd that's Dragonish, A vapour sometime, like a Beare, or Lyon. 1880Daily Tel. 16 Feb., Trees that are dragonish; trees that are like bears and lions. |