Definition of Saintish

1. a. Somewhat saintlike; - - used ironically.

Definition of Saintish

1. Adjective. Suggestive of a saint; saintlike. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Saintish

1. resembling a saint [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Saintish

sains
saint
saint's day
saint-simonian
saint kitts and nevis
saint lucia
saint vincent and the grenadines
saintdom
saintdoms
sainted
saintess
saintesses
sainthood
sainthoods
sainting
saintish (current term)
saintism
saintisms
saintless
saintlier
saintliest
saintlike
saintlily
saintliness
saintlinesses
saintling
saintlings
saintly
saintlyness
saintologies

Literary usage of Saintish

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

1. The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Thomas Humphry Ward (1920)
"They be no Gods, for all their gallant gloss. They be no devils (I trow) which seem so saintish. What be they ? women ? masking in men's weeds ? ..."

2. The English Poets by Thomas Humphry Ward, Matthew Arnold (1901)
"They be no Gods, for all their gallant gloss. They be no devils (I trow) which seem so saintish. What be they ? women ? masking in men's weeds ? ..."

3. The English Poets: Selections by Thomas Humphry Ward, Matthew Arnold (1880)
"They be no Gods, for all their gallant gloss. They be no devils (I trow) which seem so saintish. What be they ? women ? masking in men's weeds ? ..."

4. A History of English Prosody from the Twelfth Century to the Present Day by George Saintsbury (1908)
"They be no boys, which wear such sidelong gowns. They be no gods, for all their gallant gloss. They be no devils, I trow, which seem so saintish. ..."

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