railroadish

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

railroad +‎ -ish

Adjective[edit]

railroadish (comparative more railroadish, superlative most railroadish)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a railroad.
    • 1924, Hubbard Hutchinson, Far Harbors Around the World, page 234:
      […] from the moment I cleared the station shed, and raised my eyes from the railroadish bustle all around to the soaring triumph of the Ch'ien Men, or Principal Gate, […]
    • 2017, Malcolm Jameson, Vengeance in Her Bones and Other Sci-Fi Adventures:
      His uniform is more nautical than railroadish
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