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Definition of Gnomish
1. Adjective. Used of small deformed creatures.
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
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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