Definition of Gnomish

1. Adjective. Used of small deformed creatures.

Similar to: Little, Small

Definition of Gnomish

1. Adjective. resembling a gnome; gnomelike ¹

2. Adjective. aphoristic ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gnomish

1. resembling a gnome [adj] - See also: gnome

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gnomish

gnocchi
gnocchis
gnod
gnof
gnoff
gnoll
gnolls
gnomae
gnome
gnome's calf
gnomelike
gnomes
gnomic
gnomical
gnomically
gnomish (current term)
gnomishly
gnomishness
gnomist
gnomists
gnomological
gnomologies
gnomology
gnomon
gnomonic
gnomonic projection
gnomonical
gnomonically
gnomonics
gnomonist

Literary usage of Gnomish

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Overland Monthly by Bret Harte (1875)
"... gnomish landladies who haunt them. We entered the subterranean chamber in Museum Street, and found Gordon seated in a corner by the range. ..."

2. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2006)
"... glinting dully in the fluorescent tube lighting, tended by gnomish bankers who spoke a hundred languages but communicated with one another by means of ..."

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